Missed these before, and love all 4 of these people so much...

Just had to do a special post from the December trip to see the McKennon-Petersons

January 2014

(The above video is Sanaa expressing thanks to Aunt Wendy for a beautiful fancy dress.  Exactly the kind  of dress I would wear if I were 2 :)

January had us kicking off the new year with Sanaa starting at a new childcare, a Friends school that we had been on the waiting list for quite some time for.  It ended up not being a good fit and she went back to her ever-welcoming previous childcare by the time President's Day rolled around.  But she did get to play with lots of snow, get over hand, foot, and mouth disease (thanks Atticus), and generally be pretty pleasant to be around.  :)

Here are a few pictures from the month - clearly I was in a picture-taking lull…especially with being indoors so much of the time.

December 2013

Merry Christmas!

I have come to really look forward to the holiday season.  It's my season of baking my heart out, and getting to enjoy the wealth of that experience and the people whose expressions of joy make me feel really, really happy.  Adding Sanaa into that mix is just the cherry on top.  I'll never forget the look on her face when she saw the Christmas Eve Desserts Party table for the first time.  She was tall enough to peek over the edge, but inexperienced in desserts enough to know that this was unfamiliar territory.  What a joy to introduce her!

December also included our going to St. Michael's, Maryland to visit Ben & Wendy and their family. That town is so peaceful, and our hotel room on the harbor was really just what we needed.  Sanaa loved playing with all of the older kids in Suzie (Ben's mom) house.  While the kids got hand, foot and mouth disease, I would definitely say the whole experience was worth it :)  I was just amazed at how much Tallulah took care of Sanaa - she earned some serious Brownie points with me!

Here are some other pics of the month of wintry love.