It was awesome. Jack now has a playroom full of toys that sing and wiggle and light up, thanks to his wonderful grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins (and Santa!). Hope you all had the best Christmas yet!
Also hoping that you’re enjoying this last sliver of 2009.
see you next year,
elle

9 months? no way! You are growing everyday! We see you learning new things and taking risks everyday and we try to keep one step ahead of you.

You came with us to Atlanta for a craft show. You and I squeezed into the back seat of our tiny vw convertable with [...]

Story: Mr Jack (who was sporting a mohawk for the first time in his whole life) peed on his Dad’s pants tonight right before his Dad’s piano solo at a Christmas concert. I quietly slipped out and took him to the restroom, where I discovered that not only were his pants soaked, but [...]

Hope you enjoy the big ol’ insurance break that 25 years of life brings.
love you,
your older sis

Dear cutest boy alive,
You are such a joy to be around, with your cute little smile and your robust little giggle. Almost daily I remark to your Dad that you are the cutest baby I have ever seen.
This month was one of lots of firsts for you. Your first bath was during your [...]

You sure got alot more liquidy this month. We will very often find drool, milk, and snot dripping from your face, You sure get upset when we try to wipe it away. We gave you your first graham cracker and soon realized that it was the messiest thing we could have given [...]

We were working up until the very last moment to get these together! They were pretty simple- as I used patterns for almost everything. Garth did most of his costume by himself! (it’s really not that amazing, hes actually really crafty). Here’s what we did:
Peter Pan. We used a soft cotton [...]

I know this boy better than anyone else in the world.
And,
He is a complete mystery to me.
I am so anxious to know more of him-
dinosaurs or spaceships?
apples or oranges?
Toy Story or Madagascar?
Science or art (or both!)?
Teacher or Vetrenarian?
So many tiny mysteries wrapped up in that precious human being, and I get [...]

Darling Mr. Jack,
You are now 6 months old. You were born on your cousin’s 6 month birthday. He turns 1 year old today (Happy birthday Samuel Lightning Alexander Hawker, we love you!). It will be nice your whole life to have dozens of cousins who are older and wiser and can give [...]

Mr. Joshua is my younger brother, right next to me in a line of 6 kids. He is super smart and wildly creative. He and I have taken it upon ourselves to document our family and our lives on film and in photographs. Our combined creative to-do list could travel to the [...]