Love day

Sabe and I were able to spend a night away the weekend before, so it was fun to dedicate Valentine's Day to the kids. Pretty much a day full of sugar is all you need. We had a fancy dinner of pizza and soda and the kiddos loved decorating cookies. Izzy helped me cut them out and everything was ready when they all got home from school. love, love, love.... one of my favorite things: buttercream frosting

New Year's Eve

We had a fun, simple night at the Reston Town Center. We just ate some yummy Mexican & frozen yogurt, window-shopped, and watched the ball dropped. Happy 2012! Adam stopped to say hi:

{izzy}

I meant to post these pics closer to her bday pics because we took these photos on her actual birthday!!! It will be so fun to look back and remember exactly how she was on her special day :)

{me & kids}

My photographer friend, Andrea Hallet, took a few photos of the kids, me & kids, and I even braved getting in front of the camera myself!

These photos make me laugh and cry. The smile on Jaxon's face is so incredibly genuine. Let's just say, he doesn't get to hug his teenage sister much without getting away with it :)