April 30, 2010

a whole bundle of cuteness, just for you

Ok, so as Auntie Bean, I feel it is my duty to do a whole bundle of backlog picture catch-up for y'all. And I have been meaning to do it for weeks! But, the reality is that hasn't happened... so I am changing my approach. Instead, we are top-loading. Here is a bunch of cuteness from today. Isla is 15 weeks and 3 days old, for anyone that is counting. And ridiculously beautiful. She has become interested in her first real toy (other than the very exciting scarf/rag/dishtowel that is often in hand)... which she eagerly demonstrates her ability to eat in this first picture.

She is a joy to be around every single day. We are so blessed. She has been so full of dimples and smiles, laughs, and stories. Why, just this afternoon she was telling me about picking horsetail with her mama. So here are a few moments from our day:

As I find time to rifle through my cache, I will post other pictures from before. But don't hold your breath... it may take a while still! We send love to you all on this lovely day in Maine!

April 19, 2010

development of a bean

An important part of Isla's story, which began a year ago today.

April 13, 2010

This little pumpkin is three months old. We've spent the last several weeks behaving ridiculously to try to catch this wonderful laugh on film, but every time, Isla got distracted by the camera and stopped laughing. Finally today we got the footage we were looking for. There is nothing like it. Thanks Auntie H!