Five, Six...Nine and Ten

Guess who just turned TEN months old? This little sweet pea!

Guess who had the evil, wretched fever virus for NINE days? The same little sweet pea...but she wasn't feeling so sweet. But with the help of this big brother, she got better. Wouldn't you? If you had these hugs all the time? :)

Right in the middle of the evil fever virus...she got tooth number FIVE. And over the weekend, tooth number SIX! One on top and one on bottom. But she's still smiling...see?

Some Thoughts on Halloween

Halloween 2010. Levi's first experience trick or treating. First time he has ever really expressed an interest in "dressing up." He's getting so OLD (sob...).

Anywhoo, he was a fan of Halloween. After a couple of shaky visits to someone's door, a few firm words about saying "thank you" from his daddy and after seeing bigger kids handling it like a pro, he wholly embraced the trick or treating concept.

Shiloh, on the other hand, was not so much a fan.

I'm not sure if it was going outside at dusk, prickly pine straw, being left abandoned on the cold ground, the hat... So many options.

Perhaps 2011 will be another story. :)

Something to Smile About

It's been two and a half years since Aaron left us for Heaven. Not every day is a happy one when we miss our little boy, but we know he's in a better place. On top of that(as if Heaven could be topped!), some things (and people) give us a reason to smile. One of those people is my friend Jennifer Scharfenstein. She and her husband Jody lost their daughter Savannah in 2006. They put their grief into action by starting Savannah Smiles, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded to help families with final expenses of their children, as well as emotional support for grieving families like ours. Even though we've never met, to say Jennifer is close to my heart would be an understatement.

This past Friday was the annual Savannah Smiles golf tournement in Slidell, the biggest fundraiser of the year for my friends and their organization. At every hole, there is a photo and information on the children and families helped and blessed by Savannah Smiles. My sweet friend Ginger sent me a photo of our precious Aaron's photo at one of the holes.

The Scharfensteins are wonderful people and have suffered much. Yet, they are using their loss, grief and knowledge gained through tragedy to bless others in a BIG WAY! Please check out their website at www.savannah-smiles.org or their Facebook page. There you can see pictures of Savannah and the rest of their beautiful family and learn more about how to help families in grief.

Did Someone Say...4?

Are you seriously telling me that this guy is FOUR YEARS OLD? Why, yes. Yes, he is. :)


The Hills have been so busy with parties and sickness that I haven't had time to blog about the fact that THIS LITTLE GUY...

(at about two months old--who is incidentally the same guy as this BIGGER little guy)

just turned FOUR! After this party, he asked "mommy, am I a big boy now?" to which I reluctantly replied, "yes...yes you are." And he promptly jumped up and down and cheered. :)