All Smiles

After 2 1/2 years Alex has finally learned how to smile for a picture, so I had to take a few and share them! The first photo is one from our snowfall a few weeks ago (this doesn't relate to the smile theme but I thought I'd throw it in anyway). Our backyard slopes enough that you can sled down a very small hill, and since I was finally on the ball enough to purchase a real circular sled, Marlon and Alex were able to have a little fun outside!

OK so we're warming up to the smile photos--this day we were on our way there, but not quite yet.

I took this one yesterday before our outing to the mall. She was all set to go with her backpack filled with random toys, and she did a great job smiling widely for the camera! (Megan, if you are reading this, Alex's smile reminds me of Ella's 'pirate smile' that you've referred to :)

Alex and I figured out how to use the timer function on the camera, so we thought we'd snap a quick one of mommy and daughter.

Marlon returned home from his trip to Baltimore a little tired, and Alex had a busy day of playing with no nap, so the two rested together last night before we got Alex into bed.

Nothing too important happening this weekend...spent time with friends, working on getting the baby's room ready (I"ll have to take some pictures and post at some point). My free time is up since I hear that Marlon is finishing up with bath time, so it's back to mom duty for me!