painting & peacocks: alex's 9th birthday party

a photo recap of alex's peacock painting birthday party at the thirsty pallette.  oh what fun! 

nine.

nine.  the last of the single digits and the beginning of....what?  i am genuinely asking.  the past nine years have been a ride, a roller coaster with ups, downs, some stomach churning flips coupled with equal parts exhilaration and fear.  nine, you are attitude mixed with awesome.  you are defiance sprinkled with dreams.  you are a challenge, a triumph, an adventure, a joy.  i don't know what the next nine years look like, but i know that i want to try my very best to hold onto to this one as long as i possibly can.  the ones that have come before nine have gone by way too fast.

nine, you are my everest.  officially considered a "tween".

happy ninth to my alex.  we're on this ride together.  please tell me when i can open my eyes and exhale.

Happy New Year!

i know, what happened to the entire month of december?  well.... it came and went.  we had a lovely thanksgiving and wonderful christmas and i may still do a photo highlight of those events, but i didn't want to miss an opp to say happy new year in a sort of timely way.  let's try to start fresh in 2014, and maybe, just maybe, i can get back to semi-regular posting.  kisses to all.  but no promises. xoxo