little necks

 Of all the baby parts that I love to love - I believe that my absolute favorite is little baby necks.  At times I feel I'm almost obsessed with them - pulling their collars aside to give them a nuzzle.  Their little necks are always so warm, so soft, so perfect.  Every time I see on of the babies like this I marvel at their straight, strong backs, that little curve from their neck to shoulder - the line of their arm as it presses against their side.  My fingers itch to grap a pencil and sketch them - see if I can create that curve again.  At times the desire to do so is so strong it's almost painful - and yet I've refrained from doing so, because something tells me that my re-creation attempts could never come close to the original.

About Amabelle

Originally posted on Sunday, April 1, 2012

Our Amabelle can be such an enigma - at times we can't figure her out at all.  Some times she is so in touch with her feelings that it's like looking through a window into her soul.  She is a tough little package that hides a super sensitive interior.  Just when you think everyone in the family is under control Belle will surprise you by being the one that's the most emotionally effected by what just happened.

Alex's Smile

Originally posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

 Mr. Smiles... How cute is this kid?!?  I want to eat off his little face it's so cute - and those twinkly eyes?!?  Sigh.  I love him to bits and pieces.  Don't let that smile fool you though - he hides quite a few things behind that smile... (namely tormenting a sibling and then running to us with a big smile on his face so we don't think he had anything to do with the tears in the adjoining room) but we're onto him, and that smile.  But man, what a smile.

Emma

Originally posted on Friday, March 16, 2012

You are currently 44 months old... that’s a bit over 3 1/2 - but sometimes you sound like you’re closer to 13.  You love learning and then applying what you’ve just learned.  You crack us up when you repeat your knowledge for us, adding your usual sensitive spin:  “Mommy, I bet Pluto was sad when they told him he wasn’t a planet anymore... maybe when he gets bigger like the other planets he can ask to be one again.  It would be so nice of the other planets to do that, right?” and...  “It’s important to save water, Mommy - some places don’t have clean water so we must save it for them”.