Winter 2011 - 2012...

Hello! I hope you're all doing well!

I've been meaning to post a few pictures of our most recent family pictures for you. They were actually taken before Christmas. But, I hadn't had a chance to get them posted yet.

Stella is doing great. She is such a little joy. After three and a half years, we are still amazed and delighted by her, every single day.

She's acting more and more like a little girl now, instead of a baby or toddler. She is so funny and likes to tell jokes and tease everyone. She's amazingly smart and mature. She says the funniest things and is the most friendly, outgoing little three-year-old in the world.

She's now 29 pounds and 36 inches. Her hair is finally starting to get a little bit of length on it - but is still shorter than most the other girls her age. It's still curly - but not quite as curly as it was when she was younger. Her tubes have fallen out of her ears now - and she's on her first set of double-ear infections since the tubes came out a month ago. So - hopefully she's not on her way toward a second set of tubes. She's obsessed with holidays and is always asking me about which one is coming up next - currently she's very excited for Easter, she tells me almost every day. She likes to go to dance class and loves her preschool class. She loves her little friends and always wants to have 'play overs' (play dates) with them. Her cousins are, by far, her favorite people in the world right now (especially the older girl cousins). And now she has a brand new baby girl cousin and she's been so excited for her to arrive. She has a total of sixteen first cousins right now - and she loves them all dearly.

Overall, she's doing wonderfully and we can't express how much we love and adore her. She is a special little spirit.

Here are a few pics.