Pearly Whites

Sophie recently got her braces off {on her birthday to be exact} and that is something to really smile about!

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My girls.

I heard this song for the first time in a long while today. Every time I do, I think of my girls - how much I love them, how much I want for them.

Here is what is happening in our house right now:

and this: some of this: and a lot of this:

Where's Waldo?

Last night, Justin and I went to our first Halloween party of the season. We had a great time and even took home the coveted 'best costume' award {wink, wink}! During the party we had our palms read - a first for us. It was actually pretty accurate! Anyway, we went as Waldo & Wenda from the "Where's Waldo" series...can you spot us?

Waldo & Wenda!


Wenda & The UPS Lady
{aka Maggie & her dear friend Brooke}


With our friends and hosts,
Alejandro and Julia {aka Kurt & Julie}

And just a couple of our very favorites from the night:

A Fat Tink

Snooki & "The Situation"

This shirt - love it!

Having our palms read...




And finally...

Where's Waldo?

Our Spirited Child

I met with Mia's teacher today to discuss my "spirited child, with a zest for life." Her teacher could not sing her praises enough {not necessarily academic praises, but rather, those of her "exuberant personality"}! Below is just one example that she presented me with to illustrate this point. "I can just hear the expression in her voice as she tells me what she's going to write!"

Mrs. Salisbury exclaimed.

"My gosh! I'm looking at a rainbow!"

Other fine statements that Mia has apparently made in class that further illustrate her zest for life:
To her friend when he said something Mia found funny: "Oh Lance, you're just a big pile of cuteness!"

About her father when the kindergartners were discussing their dad's various hair styles:
John: "Well my dad doesn't have any hair."
Mia: "Oh yeah, well, my dad looks Mexican because his hair is really dark and he has a lot of it!"

Oh spirited child, what did we do before you entered our lives?

Hip, Hip Hooray - It's Orange Day!

Once a week, Mia's kindergarten class celebrates a specific color. Today is orange day...and that's something to jump for joy over!