October 2018-Willow turns 3!

Mother and Daugher

Birthday at Jimbo's

Playing Goalie!

Sweet Hedgey the Hedgehog at Jimbo's

Walking to school

Peppa Party at Park

Sisters!



Birthday Share at School

Insects (lady bug and butterfly) Trick or Treat with Friends

1^st-Beautiful weather! Brock got Willow after she had ballet in the gym and I stayed at the park with Lyla until 5:30. Daylight savings and beautiful weather will be ending soon! Because Angela has clinic days associated with her NP program, this was one of the days she was able to take the girls to school and I came to their house in the afternoon in time to get the girls from school. On the 2^nd I took Lyla to piano and stayed with Willow in the evening while Angela and Brock went to Lyla’s soccer game. Willow was exceptionally sweet when I put her to bed. I made a trip to Mobile to visit Mother. Then on the 12^th Nitza and Koplan came for Willow’s birthday. She had a Peppa Pig themed party. She loves Peppa Pig. (As I write this I’ve already done the shopping for her Christmas gifts and they are ALL Peppa Pig! I hope she still likes them!) There was a great 3rd birthday party at the Mt. Laurel park Sunday the 14^th. Afterwards we ate at the La Paz in Mt. Laurel. (For some reason it is not as popular as the one in Mountain Brook!) On the 16^th Willow actually turned 3! We had several days of wonderful weather which was nice. On the 26^th Angela and Brock went to a Halloween party with Brock dressed as a fly and Angela as another insect (can’t think of it now!). But here’s a blank to fill in later: (it's a spider!) Along with Willow the butterfly and Lyla the ladybug the whole family were insects! The insect family all went trick-or-treating with good friends and I stayed at my house where we had NO trick-or-treaters! Our neighborhood has really changed from the days when the girls were young. Angela and Brock continue to amaze me as I see their family “up close”. They have a lot of fun and teach the girls a lot of things and feed them healthy food (which makes up for all of my trips to Jimbo’s and the corner store) and take them to fun places and clearly love them and also discipline them as needed…all while they work full time and Angela goes to school full time as well. It will be great when Angela is through with school in August 2019. She will have been at UAB Hospital for ten years at that time. And she will be completing her 2^nd Masters Degree. They are an amazing family and I treasure being a part of the extended part of it!