Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Birthday's All Around

January started out a little rough but ended on a high note. We celebrated a few birthdays, my mom turned 50 and we threw her a surprise party. Everyone showed up...except the birthday girl! We still had a blast catching up and visiting and of course the kids enjoyed the cake.
Aunt Teri and Mimi

Brother John and Kym


Travis and Uncle Frank

Diane, Grandma Katie and Popie


Grandpa Paul

My Dad Louis


Hadrien and I lighting the birthday candle anyway

At the end of the month Hadrien turned 4. We took him and the family to Peter Piper Pizza and had a blast playing games. Then we went back to the house to break the Piñata and unwrap presents.
Simon and I

Birthday cupcakes

Daddy teaching his boy what to do


Brother and Sister showing their love

Wooooooo....presents


Happy Birthday Boy


Cousin Stormie making sure she gets her Li bug kiss

Family

The family endures because it offers the truth of mortality and immortality within the same group. The family endures because, better than the commune, kibbutz, or classroom, it seems to individualize and socialize its children, to make us feel at the same time unique and yet joined to all humanity, accepted as is and yet challenged to grow, loved unconditionally and yet propelled by greater expectations. Only in the family can so many extremes be reconciled and synthesized. Only in the family do we have a lifetime in which to do it. -Letty Cottin Pogrebi