happy birthday to my beautiful little girl.

ada, 3 days.

first birthday.

second birthday.


third birthday.

ada is four today. FOUR! four is big. four is independent. but mostly four is an accomplishment. ada is amazing. witty, brainy, dramatic, creative, and drop dead gorgeous to boot. i love her more the world.

in the midst of chaos we had a extraordinary day together. all of us, as a family. it consisted of breakfast at weaver street market (ada had a cupcake!), a huge moving truck delivering all of our household possessions, lots of pool time, a fine sushi dinner, and a cupcake dessert. sounds good, huh?

in the past week, we have packed up our louisiana house, driven 15 hours straight, through the night with two children, a dog, a pregnant woman, and a newly adorned colon and rectal surgeon, all in a subaru outback. talk about accomplishment! i would NEVER do it again. NEVER! but we made it, and we are now settling in to our humble abode in chapel hill. loving every minute... well, almost (aside from the massive amount of unpacking and cleaning with two kids underfoot!) life has taken us on many adventures and this ranks up there with one of the most exciting.

i will post so many new photos later. you know, when i find the camera, and camera cord, the wireless router, you get my drift. one day. until then, enjoy the picture of the sweet crunchie ada. my favorite girl in the world.