baby in a swing

This little Lu fills my life with joy. I thought I could share a bit of it with you today.

She always curls her toes like this. So cute.

from our family to yours

A happy, happy Monday to you, from our

(pigtail-sporting,

snuggle-giving,

sophisticated-hat-wearing,

English-paper-grading [and grading and grading and grading],

bonnet-clad,

laundry-basket-playing,

leotard-with-boots-attired)

family to yours.

(This one just might be my favorite.)

oh.my.goodness.

How cute is this?! I can't believe I got all 3 of them smiling at the same time!

I have all kinds of blog posts in the works, some in various stages of creation floating around blogger and others just floating around in my head. These 3 beauties keep me busy, though (not to mention the 4th little one we spend time caring for each day for a few hours), so they will be slow in coming. Sort of like everything else in my life right now. I'm okay with that - this is the particular season we are in. I thank God for it.

mudbaths

Some days you just need...

...to get good and muddy.
Am I right?

reason #7628 why I love my husband

Sophie wanted her pony to have a wedding dress (so it could marry the bunny, of course). Her brilliant daddy grabbed a paper towel, a roll of scotch tape, and - voila! - a wedding dress to fulfill any My Little Pony's wildest dreams.

These girls are pretty darn lucky.

love, love,...

...LOVE this girl.

Looking at these pictures totally snapped me out of my funk tonight. (Said funk was the result of cake layers breaking when I tried to turn them onto the cooling rack. Why, oh why must things stick to the bottom of the pan?...But...who really cares when I know I have these dimples to kiss?)

lucy meets the Church

Our little Lu made her first appearance at church 2 Sundays ago. I love the way that our Orthodox Church welcomes new babies (and their mothers!) - with such joy and wisdom and the offering of many treasures to be discovered over the course of a lifetime.

Apparently it was an exhausting event for this little bundle. Here's how she spent the rest of the service:

We can't wait for her baptism this Saturday!

(Thank you to our friend Sergiy for taking such lovely pictures.)