Grandma Leatham came to visit

I was extremely blessed to have family come and help after Levi was born.  Earl's parents came right when he was born and then Earl was able to have a week off after they left.  Once his vacation was over, my mom was able to come and help.  It was so nice to have all of the help.  It was extremely difficult to say goodbye.  My mom was here during the snow storms here and it was so nice to have her help keep the girls busy while I was trying to catch up on sleep.

 Levi has very long fingers and thumb.  I had to get a picture of them.

 Since we were stuck inside most of my mom's trip, this was the only picture I was able to get of the kids with her.

Happy Birthday, Nadya

Nadya went and decided to turn 9 this year.  I can't believe that this girl is that old already.  She is such an amazing girl.  We are blessed to have her.  She loves to read and I can't keep a book in her hands.  In the last year, she has read the whole Harry Potter series, Percy Jackson, and the Heroes of Olympus, plus many, many more.  She loves school and does such a good job in her classes.  She loves her family and as had a lot of fun with Levi.  She has been a big help since he was born and we are lucky to have her in our family.

 Nadya wanted a strawberry cake with blue frosting.  Since I am not great at decorating, this is what she got.  It tasted really good, though.

Handsome Boy

My friend, Lucie, took pictures of Levi when he was a week old as a present for me.  We have never been able to do this for our girls so it was fun to be able to do it for Levi.  She did such a good job, especially considering Levi was a stinker while she was trying to take his pictures.  

Levi was so big that he barely fit into the basket that she had.

 This was the pose that calmed him down.