Beginning of summer 2013

Casey

Our beloved Casey passed away this week. We all loved her very much.  She was a wonderful part of our family and we are missing her terribly.  Here are a few pictures that make me cry smile when I see them.

 

January and February 2013 at the Beach

We luckily had an opportunity to enjoy the beach in winter during long weekends in January and February.  As you can see from the below pictures, it doesn't matter to the kids that it was 40 degrees and the water was freezing!  Still fun to them!

 The stare down: Kai v. Jonathan Seagull...

  After a long day playing on the beach, Leila needed a nap!

 A treat for the kids when we are at the beach is they get to sleep together in the same bed.  After jumping around, talking, laughing and daddy coming into the room to tell them to go to sleep, like 20 times, this is how they fell asleep on the bed.

 And the next night they were a bit more cozy with one another as they fell asleep.  So sweet!  I'll have to show them this picture when they are teenagers to remind them they love each other!

Christmas 2012

Visit from Santa

 

 Thanks for all our Christmas presents Mimi and Pa!

 Princess Leila

 Nice new Dino shirt for Kai

 Leila with her Barbie head getting ready to do her hair...

 ...and her nails

 "Twas the night before Christmas..."

 Riding their new stuffed tigers

 Christmas eve at the cousins house, we even got some snow!

 "Merry Christmas everybody!"