the littlest student

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he climbs up onto the school table every day, but this time, with his life verse in the background, it was such a perfectly photographic moment.

bucket baths

per & sheppy, our two water-birth babies, love baths! lately heron & shepherd haven't wanted per in the bath with them at bathtime, so i bring per into the kitchen & he plays in the bucket while i cook or clean. what a sweet time in life this is, this new daily ritual.

sheppy, also loving buckets & baths, wanted to try it, too!

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peregrin's first birthday party

peregrin jude is one year old!

our baby boy is one, & the year has flown by. perry really is all grins, & he has brought so much joy into our family. he is easy-going & content, so quick to adapt to his surroundings. per loves climbing stairs, swinging, going down slides, & playing in water. he also loves climbing into any vacant bucket, box, or crate. heron & i always say, "look! per has found another little boat!" we imagine (with his name) that he will be a very good traveler someday, & that even at this age he is pretending to be on a boat out at sea. he loves his big sister heron & when he & i are down in the living room by candlelight in early morning, he hears her climb out of bed upstairs, & starts smiling ear-to-ear, knowing she's on her way to him. he crawls over to the bottom of the stairs to wait for her, flapping his arms in anticipation. he is also a lover of music & dancing, & will immediately crawl across the room, stand up by the stereo, & start dancing at the first notes of a favorite song.

peregrin, per, perry, per bear, perry bear sanchez, sanchy... you're a darling boy, & we are so blessed to have you in our family!