Lord, That I May See

 JANUARY FEBRUARY Dress shopping with my sister! MARCH  APRIL    by Bella Face Photography  MAY 1st Communion Cake -- by Turtle's godfather JUNE JULY  AUGUST  SEPTEMBER At Grandpa's funeral  OCTOBER  NOVEMBER DECEMBER  Linking up at House Unseen, Life Unscripted.  Happy New Year!

1. St. Nick brought this little yummies for Daddy and Mommy last night.  Oh MY, delish! 2.  Yesterday was wonderfully warm and we grabbed an hour to go for a walk.  The girls wandered in a (putrid-ish) stream and got appropriately muddy.  Sparky watched in envy from the stroller.  He's so wonderfully attached to me still.  I do love how close he stays to me, but I can see him starting to raise his eyes to the distance and think about the coming days when he'll be booking it from my side in the blink of an eye. 3.  My parents are leaving their home of 18 years in January.  They will be living with my Grandma and storing their whole house for several months. Over Thanksgiving my sisters and I helped clean out some our old stuff in the attic and basement.  We reminisced a lot over old gems.   I think it is hard for my mom to get rid of things that were so useful and/or treasured once, so she needs our help to take and use...

1.  Advent. Turtle and I have been talking about people celebrating Christmas too early and skipping Advent.  She tells me she loves Advent because the days are exciting when you are looking forward to Christmas.  I completely agree.  (Is it okay that I like Advent better than Christmas?? ) 2.   Sunshine and her dancing.  "Mommy, can I dance for you?" she says She wears this purple "tutu" all day, every day, everywhere we go.  I can sometimes get her to wear clothes underneath.  3. Baby's First Christmas  I'm excited about Sparky's first Christmas coming soon.  And he gets really excited about the Advent candle we light at dinner.   I love to see each beloved tradition as so new through his eyes. 4.  Rosebud called the Sunday of the pink candle (Gaudete Sunday) "Al Dente Sunday" the other day.   You know, like pasta! 5.   These photographs .  I love to look at them. More F...