So here are some updates.
Lindsey is my beautiful princess, always.
Chris took the kids on one last camping trip a couple of months ago. They absolutely love going.
A princess is a princess, even in the woods.
A cute little Bradley monkey in a tree.
Mel always handles the kids' Halloween costumes because she loves to and because she's so good at it. That was especially important this year as I never would have been able to get anything together for them. And to complicate matters, the boys had to have separate costumes for school. Each grade level had a theme, and costumes had to match the theme -- 1st grade was Egypt, and Bradley wanted to be a mummy. 6th grade was Greek gods and goddesses, and Nathaniel went as Atlas. (Thanks to Uncle Matt Cox for the drawings on the globe.) I thought they looked great!
Of course their REAL costumes were all Harry Potter themed. Lindsey made the world's cutest Hermione, complete with "Hogwarts: A History" and Crookshanks.
Nathaniel is the perfect Harry.
And Bradley is an adorable Ron Weasley. (Not pictured: Scabbers, courtesy of Kirsten.)
Joseph made a cute and cuddly Voldemort. He was so darn cute, walking around casting spells wth his wand, looking so proud in his robe. I have to check the other camera for more photos of him -- I know Chris took some of him in action.
We also recently celebrated Lindsey's 5th birthday -- my baby girl is growing up. We had, what else, another Princess Party.
Modeling some new jewelry.
She got a cute little set of hair care stuff -- dryer, flat iron, etc. The boys were thrilled to try them out! It was too funny! (And a little disconcerting.)
Her cake was Tinkerbell themed. Mel did a great job, as always. (Thank goodness for Mel.)
Happy Birthday, baby. I love you more than I can say. Every day you make me proud to be your mom. You are funny, adorable, kind, and the sweetest girl ever. I couldn't love you more.
Random shots -- Joseph likes to do housework in just a diaper!
(Mom, don't kill me.) When mom visited, she and Joseph had fun reading together. Look how happy he is to have his Marmee read to him!
Some of my cuties. I love this family. Life is good.
