family

• James, you have THE BEST dimple I've ever seen.  I love it
• George, you seemed to be delighted to have another little boy to play hockey with
• Lila, we went to the mall today.  I had to leave after a few minutes to get Jane and Tia, and you choose to stay with Auntie Becca.  Yay!!!!!   You now have seven people accepted into your inner circle.  Becca, you should feel honored
• Jane, I went to pick you up from Kempo and the cherry blossoms were BEAUTIFUL around the temple.  I asked you to pose.  Ya....I should have known better.  Hahahaha
• I got some awesome shots of James and Yiya by the Way Mart entrance
• Lila and George, you were kinda nuts tonight.  The excitement of having cousins and being cooped up in the rainy weather isn't good for you.  We took the little ones down to the garage to blow off some steam.  You guys had a blast
• George, we blew up an odd shaped balloon...and you were overcome with joy.  You thought they were bwefts (breasts) and hugged them and loved them...until they popped.  Hahahaha.  You're hilarious
• Uncle Luke and Auntie Claire came over for dinner tonight.  We used the party room and set it up as a  surprise party for David (his birthday is on the 11th) .  It was LOUD and CRAZY and OVERWHELMING and WONDERFUL!!!!   You guys had so much fun with your cousins.  It brought me massive amounts of joy
• Helium.  I never gets old.  You guys laughed sooooooo hard.  i loved it
• All my kids, I want to you know that family isn't always easy, but it's always worth it.  Never give up.  Sometimes things get tricky, but love always wins.  Always love.  It's worth repeating.  Love ALWAYS wins.  DO NOT GIVE UP.