Sixteen

She went from this ...

(hospital picture - scanned from print)

to this ...

in the blink of an eye, it seems.

Happy sweet 16 to my beautiful daughter, Keira.  I am so proud of the young woman you are becoming.  You are going to do great things!

But remember, you will always be my little girl.

Love, 

Mom

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On Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 1:45 a.m., our Nicholas came into the world.  The only ones present during his birth were my husband Doug, our daughter Keira who was 4 1/2 at the time, my mom, Lori my midwife, and Michelle my nurse.  It was a peaceful birth, especially when compared to Keira's entry into the world.  But that's a story for another day.

Here are a couple shots of Nick - pre-digital/scanned in.  I think my husband took this one???  Minutes after his arrival.  Being held by my mom, the proud grandma.

And I believe I took this one (also pre-digital/scanned in).  It was also long before I knew how to use my camera or much about photography.  Or at least I had forgotten everything I had known.  :)
Wasn't Keira the cutest?!  :)

So on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at 1:45 a.m. this wonderful boy got just a little closer to manhood.  He is now 11.  

Eleven.  

E L E V E N!!!  

How can that be?!  I'm convinced that time goes by faster once you have kids.

I talked him into letting me snap a few photos of him on his birthday.  We didn't have much time so we just did them in the back yard where the grass was still brownish and no leaves were on the trees yet.  Hey, I'll take what I can get when it comes to him.  At least he wasn't yelling "paparazzi" and running away!  :)

The following is what ensued ... trying to get at least once decent shot of the elusive Nick.

    

    

His personality shines through in his photos.  A little bit goofball.  Pre-teen attitude.  Jokester.  Lots of fun to be around.

I'm so proud of him and the young man he is becoming.

Praying for many more happy birthdays.

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Happy birthday, Honey!

Today is our dog Honey's birthday.  She's five years old!  It seems as though she should be older than that because I honestly can't remember what life was like before she became part of our family.

In honor of her, I wanted to share a picture that I took of her in February 2009, shortly after we adopted her.  (Pre-photography days - just picture-taking days.  In other words, my camera was in auto.)  :)

Awwwww!  She was a 13 pound ball of fur.  A bundle of energy.  With razor sharp teeth.  Just ask Nick who quickly became her favorite chew toy.  We went through many pairs of jeans during her puppy period.  :)

And today ...

She's our beautiful girl.  Still a ball of fur (leaving it everywhere she goes) :).  Not as much energy but still quite playful.  And her teeth aren't nearly as sharp.  But she is such a gentle spirit.  Nick is still her favorite chew toy but she's a bit easier on him these days.

We are so blessed to have her as part of our family!

Happy birthday, Honey!  We hope to celebrate many more birthdays with you!

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