It's Been 2 Amazing Years

 

Happy birthday to my youngest daughter!  She is sweet, playful, just a little devious and I can't wait for more birthdays to come.

Ready to Party?

With boxes of decorations in hand, we trooped down to the local playground to celebrate our girls' birthdays.  The theme was "Under the Sea" complete with fish garlands, fishnets, and a seafloor centerpiece on the table.

Weekend Reflections: Aftermath

When the little hands and shouts have joy have all gone,

there's finally time to sit and reflect.

Tomorrow Bellingham Daily Photo will feature the first post by our newest contributor...

Welcome to Bellingham Daily Photo Lorelle!

September 11 Six-Year-Old

Americans across the country are remembering the terrible events of ten years ago today. In our family, we are lucky enough to have a happier September 11 event to recall-- the birth of our first child. 

It's challenging to have a child's birthday on a day of tragedy. For the rest of her life, her birthday will be marked by flags at half-mast and the images of the towers falling on the various news channels rehashing the event. The miracle of her life will forever be shadowed by death. I will always feel inexplicably guilty for having a new life to celebrate when many can only mark this day with loss. 

But today, for us, is about our newly six-year-old girl, who doesn't know yet that September 11 means anything but her birthday. We will have a picnic at the park, we will eat cake, we will watch the full moon rise over the lake. 

We will celebrate.

Sweet G is 3!

We were so busy celebrating our youngest daughter's third birthday yesterday, doing a post escaped our minds! Oh, dear. Here's a picture of our little birthday girl, finally slowing down after a day at the Seattle Aquarium and dinner at the Spaghetti Factory. Will she still be my "baby" when it's her 30th? Something tells me yes.

Happy Birthday, Melanie!

Okay, I have to do two posts today, because it's my big sis' birthday. Hope you have a great one, Mel! I'll always be grateful to have a wonderful sister and best friend like you.