Literally. Natty got a broken leg for Christmas and this was NOT on her list. Having a four year old in a full leg cast and a fair amount of pain has been interesting. It’s clearly not a ton of fun but we’re hanging in there. She and I have spent some of the most beautiful time together, it’s pretty amazing how the maternal instinct reacts when your child is in pain. I’ve actually sat down on the sofa with her DURING THE DAYTIME (Me sitting down during the day is more rare than that blue moon thing, too much to do.) to read books and watch tv and movies. She’s actually gotten hooked on Downton Abbey, if you watch it, you know how awesome it is that my four year old begs me to sit on the sofa and watch “Downton” with her. This pretty much cancels out how bizarre it is to take her to the potty. She’s been a tough little cookie and she’s a wild-thing-on-wheels in her wheelchair. Her favorite place to go in her chair is the library. We have a beautiful library with loads of sidewalk! Perfect. She went for a little roller-derby/bird-watching recently.

A broken leg can’t wipe the smile off her face for long.
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My blogging frequency may be sluggish but the pictures are still be taken. Pictures like this one of my teeny tiny baby (I may be in denial that she’s not actually an infant and hasn’t been for a long while.).

I’m throwing a teeny tiny peek up here from some of the Holiday Photo Party mini sessions. Basically, it was a giant giggle-fest and my cheeks hurt from all the smiling, so I’m off to bed.

I made two sweet little friends, Inaaya and Zari while we played around the marina yesterday. There was no shortage of fun or laughs with these two…or cuteness, obviously. I love Inaaya’s giant smile and Zari’s perfectly sweet profile.
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it seems like it can’t possibly have been that long and at the same time like i’ve never lived a moment without her.
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