last week, the girls and i had an afternoon of juicy baby goodness meeting my gorgeous friend denise's baby boy cedar. denise is a natural earth mother...so warm and calm and loving - she totally reminds me of my own mumma when i was little :) seeing her with her little babe after such a long road to get to this place was so very lovely.
cedar is the sweetest little thing and was very adored by all of us!
(mesmerised by yindi doing some crazy thing with an inflatable ball!)
ivy can't wait to have a little baby in the house again to fuss over and 'hold standing up' (an important factor when caring for a baby)...
i must admit i'm kind of looking forward to it too ;)
for now i will enjoy my sleep and snuggles with my big girls...and try not to feel too sad at the speedy rate in which they are growing, but soak up every moment (good and bad) and appreciate what they bring to the world!
cedar, we love you! denise...we love you too! thanks for the cosy afternoon and the magical photos you took of my belly and my crazy girls x
you look positively lovely em.
Posted by: Britt | June 09, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Aww, what a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Awesome pix!
Posted by: hanna | June 09, 2009 at 12:21 PM
it's amazing how much they look like each other. meant to be together :) (and I do know their story from Denise's blog)
Posted by: olya | June 09, 2009 at 01:10 PM
This post fits your header perfectly... life is beautiful. So glad yours shows that so easily...
Posted by: gitz | June 09, 2009 at 02:26 PM
we adore you all over here at the boho home.
loved being with you.
loved sharing and be-ing.
we miss you already.
thank you for this.
got me all weepy!
love love love.
d (boho girl)
Posted by: denise lynnette | June 09, 2009 at 05:47 PM
I don't know how long I've been reading your blog now but for some reason it seemed like those pictures of Ivy looked so grown up. I've always thought she was a cute little girl but in that first picture you can almost see a hint of the beautiful young lady she's becoming. Those big brown eyes alone are just beautiful!
Posted by: Kelly | June 09, 2009 at 06:49 PM
Oh my goodness...I am LOVING that photo of you and Ivy. This week someone commented that Lucy will treasure the photos of her with her daddy...and I had never really thought of it that way before. It's such a gift to have these photos of you with the girls and with Mick...so that someday when you are gone, the photos will live on and will bring them such sweet memories!! xxoo
Posted by: Sara | June 09, 2009 at 11:19 PM
So adorable:) I miss my kids being little and smelling that yummy baby smell. My youngest is having his 8th grade graduation on Thursday. It's sad to see my baby grow up but I'm also happy because he's such a kind and wonderful young man.
P.s. - I see your wearing my necklace!! :)
Posted by: Heather | June 10, 2009 at 01:48 AM
I love that photo of Ivy lying on you. Feeling a bit teary today as my first born is 15! Seems like only yesterday I was holding his cute little standing up babyness (totally get Ivy). They do grow up so quickly. Even after 4, I'd be happy to have another little baby to love. Or even a 5 year old!
Posted by: Georgia | June 10, 2009 at 07:09 AM
the photos of you & the girls are so beautiful em...and so are these ones of your friend & her cute little boy, how sweet is he ? bless ivy - getting in some big sissy practice already ! xxxx ps love that dress you are wearing, you look gorgeous !
Posted by: Zi | June 10, 2009 at 10:38 AM
That is a whole lot of cute in one room! Yindi cracks me up...those photos of her in the bra. Classic!
Posted by: Puanani | June 10, 2009 at 08:12 PM
you are so beautiful....really like your blog
Posted by: Kaylovesvintage | June 11, 2009 at 08:16 AM
love, love the photos
simply adorable
Posted by: Erin {Juneau.Eco.Mommie} | June 13, 2009 at 02:16 AM
Thanks for the pics! Very loveable!
Posted by: Christina Viering | June 14, 2009 at 09:54 PM