One Year,Two Houses

Last year Jerry and I gave birth to a new baby girl, right here in our home. I remember looking out and thinking, wow, the rest of the world goes on outside not knowing that a birth has occurred right inside this home!
This year our neighbor two doors down is dying inside her home. I just returned from a trip to Costco to buy them some food and dog food and I wondered, does she look out her window and think that the world is going on right outside, not knowing that death is right inside her home?
This gives me pause and makes me realize we don't always know what is happening around us, but we should try to be mindful of others and give a little kindness when we can...Love to all, and above all else this year, I wish you HEALTH AND HAPPINESS in 2008.

One Year,

Now, we play...

First Birthdays and Holidays are over, now the fun begins!

Wow, what a great day!

Thanks to all for the thoughtful, wonderful gifts. Bodhi will have warm slipper feet while he plays golf, interacts with Spiderman, plays games on his laptop and looks at his nature book--all while wearing a spiderman cap with a lunch box full of Spiderman gear.
Maia will also have warm feet while carrying around an octopus, reading Angela Ballerina books, playing with puzzles, and wearing her boots when going out.
We have a few videos on youtube, I'll put more up later--here is a short cut...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxMRT4ame0

And...

Her new red outfit from SuSu and her pillow pile with her brother!

Birthday Girl!

We're home from the hotel--we had a great time. We swam, watched cable tv, ordered room service, ahh the life. Thanks again for Maia's lovely gifts everyone--here are some picts from her special day! Thanks for her puzzles from the Freezing Roaches, her music center from Uncle Mick, Aunt Padhi and Mathias, her baby doll from DoeDoe and GrandDad and the denim outfit, her teddy bear from Grana...more to come...

Birthday Girl...

Happy Birthday Maia...The first year with our sweet girl has come and gone. Thank you to all who have celebrated our baby girl with us over the past year. I know it is close to the holidays, so thank you so much for meeting her when she was born, sending cards for her today, calling her this morning, etc. It really means a lot to all of us to know how loved she is, especially during such a busy time.
We love you sweet girl!

Bodhi Got the Counting Bear!

Each day at school, the kids have to guess how many objects are in the bear. Then they count what is in it and each kid gets one. The winner takes it home and choses what to put in it, then brings it back the next day. Every day after school Bohi has said "I didn't get the counting bear":( He has been so sad about it--he even won once but someone else got it right as well so he didn't get to bring it home (they eeny meeny miny moed it). Yesterday he finally got the bear!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Jerry and I were even more excited than Bodhi--I almost cried!