Piano in Hermoine's Yule Ball Gown!

Chinese New Year Parade!

The Party!

Hannah had a Harry Potter birthday party completely planned by Mason! I'm telling you-- this girl should go into business! It was a great party! While I was dubbed "The Deputy Headmistress", I was really just the house elf who prepared the food and took the photos! Mason and Hannah made wands for everybody so they could go to Ollivander's Wand Shop and be chosen by a wand. They made potion ingredients (with the help of Anna), and decorated the house! The feast was Granny's chicken legs, macaroni and cheese, fruit skewers, rolls, and sweet potatoes.

Waiting For Their Wands to Choose Them...

The Sorting Hat!

Potions Class!

A Quidditch Game!

The Hogwarts Feast!

Ten!

Ten years ago today, this little light came into our lives. A week after her due date and showing no signs of wanting to come out, she was induced. Fearing another large baby and difficult birth, the doctor was in another room prepping for a C-section when Hannah came into the world. At 9 lbs, 3 oz, she was an easy delivery and a peaceful soul. She spent her first night sleeping soundly in her bassinet next to the hospital bed, letting her older sister, who was sick at the time, sleep in the bed with Mom! It was an immediate crash course in parenting two small children, each with an entirely different set of needs!

Today, that little baby is a beautiful young girl, still just as sweet and considerate as the day she was born. It blows my mind how fast it all goes! There is so much little girl left in Hannah, though! She is kind, empathetic, smart (especially in math), caring, and so very family oriented. She still lights up our lives and makes every day a joy! I love you so very much, Sweet Hannah!

First Piano Lesson!

Friends!

Walk in the Bosque with Uncle Mark!

Snow in the Sandias!

Slumber Party!

Mason had a slumber party for her 13th birthday! She wanted a medieval theme so they made widow's peaks and ate chicken, potatoes, and bread with no utensils! Dylan was the life of the party (or so he thought) and he made a pirate's hat instead of a widow's peak!