Two Weeks Old

Introducing Clara Isabelle, exactly two weeks old here. She was so peaceful, not to mention sweet and cooperative (sigh)...

Her daddy has brown eyes, mom's are blue. They look steel blue in this light, and while the color can often change in these early weeks, it looks like they might stay that way for awhile.

The next two crack me up, especially the bottom one because every time I look at it, it makes me yawn. Doh! Every time.

My Niece

This is my beautiful niece. She's five years old, or more specifically, she clarified today that she was five and a half. She's spunky, sweet, and a little crazy at times.

She's a wonderful helper. Here she is getting grandma's mail...

Here's her mama with her amazing eyes:

I just adore them (and their just-as-spunky bulldog, Dozer).

Sweet Tooth

The only reason for the title of this post is because this girl has the sweetest expression and is also missing a tooth:


I will say though, that after an ambitious night of trick-or-treating, my son asked me about the "candy fairy" the next morning. Actually, his exact words were, "Mom, where's my gift from the Halloween fairy?" I thought to myself, he wants MORE treats? Then I figured there's a trade involved (think tooth fairy), which means he'd have to relinquish an entire bag of cavity-causing confections for a book or a transformer. So next year, it just might be on my to-do list.