Hello There

Well I hope everyone is surviving the perpetual winter. I keep threatening to go into hibernation if this cold, wet weather lasts much longer. Thankfully, I have my little sunshines to brighten my days. It's been a period of what I can only describe as beautiful crazy chaos since I last updated this page. I went back to work full-time, rather unexpected at the time which forced us to try to find a nanny in less than two weeks. (Not scary at all) Fortunately, through the network of good friends we found a good match and it's helped the girls with the transition. Isabelle started pre-school and loves it, much like her big sister who would gladly go seven days a week if they offered it. 

Isla turned 5. FIVE! For some reason this has weighed heavy on me. I can't think about her upcoming graduation from pre-school without tears burning my eyes. I know it is only pre-school, but she has been there since she was 18mo and it's such a warm and loving environment and I feel like when we send her to kindergarten it will be such a big and unmagical place. Isla's teacher put it best today as we were laughing about her joyful personality, "she lives in a musical". It's true. I just hope her wild imagination and gentle spirit will continue to be kindled wherever she ends up going. 

I say "wherever she ends up going" because it's a bit of mess here with public schools so everyone is trying to get into the charter schools. Everyone, which makes the waitlists long and the anxiety high. But I have faith that she will be accepted at one of them. Either that or James has offered to homeschool. Actually no, no he didn't :)

Through these changes, working full-time, nanny, pre-school 5 days a week, learning new routines, our little family has done well and developed new bonds and for that I am grateful. Now for the part you really want to see - the photos!