pre-christmas (i can't obsess about these being in order or i will combust!)

mmmmm......

just one more lick, mommy - yeah, it's good (most christmas cookies were marked with ivy finger swipes and imprints...as it should be!)

jollymaker and daddy!

heavenly light bathing my wee cherub

christmas, part 2 - family!

i love my grandma!

i love my aunt teresa!

christmas morning, waiting for the gals to dig in (and for the caramel french toast cooking in the oven!)

let the present-opening begin! pure magic.

our first christmas in our new home, part 1 - the home

about time we shared some pic's of the new home, dontcha think? this is after snowstorm #1 (today is #3)

presents for all (and milkies for dahlia!)

one little festive bookcase nook

two little festive bookcase nooks (ah, ah, ah!)

aunt jenny's jovial july visit

yeah, yeah, yeah, i know it's been forever (again) since i've posted. join with me in getting over it and enjoy the pic's already, won't you? anyway, aunt jenny came out for a visit in july and the girls loved spending time with their aunt! above and below are shots from cousin zolani's 2nd birthday party (yes, pic's from ivy's coming soon!)

i adore this pic - so much joy in both of their faces! ivy loves her aunt jenny (and grapes, as it would seem!)

aunt jenny & ivy on the carousel at franklin square...note the trepidous look on ivy's face...this disappeared by the end of the ride, and a healthy chorus of "again, mommy!" began!

fam time with sand and surf!

my beach babes

dahlia is able to sleep...well, just about anywhere! - at a loss for where to have her sleep at the beach, our big beach bag came to the rescue - cozy and cute miss nippers (or nappers, in this case)!

of course, after seeing her little sis asleep in the basket, ivy was not to be outdone! in she went soon after miss nippers woke up, but somehow ivy didn't manage to fall asleep in the basket (or anywhere, that is, until she got into the backpack on daddy's back - when her head lolled forward, daddy looked like a two-headed monster walking around cape may!

desperately seeking updates...

above is ivy in her spankin' new pool on our deck - the lil' miss just can't get enough of the summer sun & splashing about in any water! at any rate, i know it has been forever since i posted - i have two cute little excuses, plus the fact that i have been trying to upload video and apparently can't find an easy path on this new computer, so bear with me. in light of recent chiding for not having posted, here are a bunch of photos - some older (near the bottom), some newer. needless to say, we're adoring our two wee girls, and the adjustment from one to two children has been more seamless than we ever dared hope possible! so, i'll post videos as i get a clue, and in the meantime, enjoy these photos! xoxo

my little surfer girls

first kidd family trip to the beach - 6.24.09 - at first ivy was reluctant to so much as touch a toe in the sand, however once daddy tricked her into building a sand castle, she could not be stopped - running up and down the beach and brazenly into the waves (NO fear which provoked MUCH fear in mommy & daddy) - note the feet held precariously above the sand in the shot below!

queen of sand & surf builds her sand palace

dahlia showing her specialty (sleep)...here, asleep in the sling on mama