Halloween

Eva the ladybug and Camilla the butterfly had fun with their friend Lydian. At least, they had fun with Lydian and the pumpkins and eating some candy. The big kid costumes and face painting that they saw were a little too scary!






Charlie and Claire took Eva to a pumpkin patch on Sunday afternoon. Bill and Charlie carved these.

Waiting for Anastasia

And that brings us up to the present. It's October 28, 2010, and we're waiting for the newest addition to our family. Anastasia is due to arrive on Christmas day, but, as you all know by now, the likelihood that we'll reach that day is slim. However, we are at a new personal best in pregnancy length: almost 32 weeks! Eva was born just past 27 weeks and Camilla at 28, so this is a major improvement. Our hope was to get a month further with this pregnancy, and we're almost there. Things are still going well, but since there's no way to know when Anastasia will decide to make her appearance, we're grateful for every day further that we have with her in the womb.

Stay tuned for news of her arrival!

Eva's 3rd birthday

Hard to believe how fast this day came! Eva turned three on Sunday, October 24. We celebrated at my parents' house, which is where we've been living for the past month since I've been on strict bed rest.

Sweet girl

Look how much she's grown!

Lake Michigan

We spent a beautiful weekend in northern Michigan in August. We shared a house with our friends Joe, Rebecca, and Benedict Lussier that was just outside of Traverse City and very near Lake Michigan. The girls loved the water (we discovered this summer that Camilla is a real water baby), and we found several beaches that were perfect for little ones--lots of shallow water with sandy shore.


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Friends
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The family who owned the house had a golf cart. The kids loved riding around the neighborhood in it.


It's hard to wake up after naptime

Trip to Newport Beach, CA

Right around Camilla's first birthday, Bill had a 2 week trip to Newport Beach, CA for work. Since Memorial Day was the middle weekend of the trip, Camilla and I flew out to join him for a long weekend while Eva stayed with Noni and Pug. During that weekend, Camilla began standing up by herself--a big accomplishment for her, since she was just 9 months old adjusted.

Playing in the sand at Huntington Beach, a.k.a. Surf City, USA.

Camilla's first birthday