I've been sorting my photos from 2011, Year of Ilia Tove. It's taken me this long to get some perspective so that I can go in and prune some of the hundreds of newborn pictures.
It does break my heart a little to see Ariana in these images, newly ejected from her long-held position as beloved baby girl. She took it graciously, and seriously; and yet on so many pictures she looks sidelined.
There was this, though, and lots of it:
That sweet face. I hope I didn't do wrong by you.

I see so much of you in her sweet little face! SO happy to see you're blogging again! Is this going to be a regular affair? I'm hoping so! :)
Posted by: Rosa @ FLUTTER FLUTTER | 04 February 2013 at 10:16 PM
Pure joy!
Posted by: Mary smith | 05 February 2013 at 09:50 PM
Thanks Rosa and Mary!
Regular affair . . . not ready to commit, but it's good to be back.
Posted by: Martina | FreshMD | 06 February 2013 at 11:28 AM
I too, have appreciated your posts from the past. Your thoughtful and honest reflections are refreshing to read.
Posted by: Tara Ma | 12 February 2013 at 11:50 AM
Thank you for that, Tara.
Posted by: Martina | FreshMD | 17 February 2013 at 09:00 PM
What a nice surprise to see you're back! I have checked in intermittently, hoping it would be so.
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Posted by: Jeni | 30 April 2013 at 08:19 PM
What great kids! They are really cute and I love all the images. Really nice :)
Posted by: Susan | 09 May 2013 at 07:46 AM