Things are great right now...as evidenced by my absence here. I am loving my job and I'm having so much fun with the girls (and our extended family, who we've seen a few times recently). Most days I don't even have get a chance to turn on my computer. For the first time in a long time, I'm okay with that.
And now prepare for cute happy beach photo overload.
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Sand...NOM |
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I can't believe how big they're getting. Aurelia is 9 Months old today, and Carina will be 2 1/2 next week. Weren't they just born??