The above picture is my most favoritest picture ever! It was taken 4 years ago. We were having a huge lemonade sale to make money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The kids made over $300 which they brought over to the Red Cross. Two days later Alexander joined us. Look at Rebecca's belly. Isn't it just the cutest ever?!
It doesn't seem possible that 4 years have passed... Alexander, you have rocked our world and shaken it upside down and all over the place! You drain me... you exhaust me... you are the one that threw me over the edge! But I would have it no other way! You infuriate me. You delight me! You madden me. You delight me! You're testy, you're feisty, you're crazy and zany and wild and sweet and loving and lovely and precious! You're my baby and you're growing up... right before my eyes.
Right now Daddy is in bed with you wiping your feverish head with a cool damp cloth. It seems so unfair that you should be sick on your Birthday. Your 4th Birthday! I'm so glad that we let you open your best gift yesterday knowing how much you really wanted it... knowing you would have the weekend to enjoy it. And enjoy it you did! Hopefully you will wake up all well and happy tomorrow, Saturday September 7th...
The hard drive crashed on my old laptop. Luckily we had taken out an extended warranty and while everything was lost on the hard drive, a new motherboard and hard drive was installed. In essence we have a brand new laptop that the kids can share. I should have been more diligent about backing my files on to our external hard drive. I was terrible. I am so grateful I have a Photobucket account. Many of my pictures are there and well and safe. Because of Photobucket, an image hosting and editing service, I have been able to take a very happy stroll down memory lane and relive the last 4 years of laughter and joy that Alexander has brought our family.
