More Leo,

and the must have pic of "baby in Justin's sailor suit"

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Dear Leo,

How did a year pass us by so quickly? We have had probably 24 hours of sleep all year, so I will do my best to recall all of your sweetness and stats to date.. as I slack on printing pictures for your grandparents, filling your baby book and keeping up with all of the things I am supposed to do. You are by and large a jolly fellow.. always smiling for the ladies and getting free samples and balloons at the groceries.. the John Hamm of babies, some might say. You are a busy guy, and if the front or back door are left open, you are sure to escape. A fast crawler and almost-walker, you love the outdoors and following your brother and sister. You're a little chihuahua.. thinking you're a big dog, ready to ride a bike or play basketball. And speaking of dogs, you love them..not afraid at all.. night and day from your brother (and me).

You yell for Campbell and Jadyn calling them both "Bra-brah" at the top of your lungs... and only say "Ma-ma" meaning MORE... food.... I will make it what I wish, I guess..

Your laugh makes us all crack up. Tickling your chin or your bowl-full-of-jelly belly is hillarious.. but Campbell can make you laugh just by being himself and doing little shows for you or whatever boy thing he is doing.

You weigh 23 lbs, have barely two teeth, and, as mentioned, you have had constant ear infections this fall and winter, which, I suppose can be the scapegoat for your middle of the night wake-ups... I just think you were born wanting to party all night. I'm blaming the Chris Farley manner in which I ate when pregnant. rad... I know, I know, it's fleeting.. and having you fall asleep on me won't happen for very much longer.... and I appreciate your warmth and soft little dimpled baby fingers.. and those cankles... kill. me.

When I look at you today, I remember the day you were born being scared... looking at Campbell thinking he was such a little baby, how could I love another little person so much? So crazy how love multiplies... no one, no feeling is replaced, it just grows and adds and we literally never knew life without you.

When you look at these less-than-stellar photos, please do not think it had anything to do with your awesome outfit.. you loved rocking the vintage sweater suit, even transitioned to the short sleeve polo sweater mid-day when the temps warmed up. You're growing up so fast.. gotta squeeze you in some more outfits before you're a picky man like your brother. Happy big birthday, son.

xxoo

fancy feet

Bones bros

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Jbird style

Always on the move, it's hard to capture the Jbird on the fly...life is a literally a blur some days. She has kicked off 2011 by amazing everyone with her hoops prowess (first place in league shoot out!) and is always true to her tween-tomboy-hipster syle with her (sometimes questionable.. ie, same mens tee shirt tied in a knot for days in a row) oufit choices on a daily basis.

insert Campbell-ism as "J's team was wearing their "uniCORNs" for team photos"

A day in the life of Campbell George...

took a nap...
kept a ladybug...
wore a frog costume just for fun..
what? no motorcycling in the house??

"dressed myself"

"shants"... shirt as pants??

It was a matchy matchy weekened

While at Grandma Mickie's house, both Heit moms randomly pulled out the same matching PJs for the boys....great minds, I tell ya.... Campbell woke up 'membering T and his firetrucks and police cars.. they really crack eachother up.

Making our ride to school a little brighter...

...having Butch along for the carpool... obviously, he and Jbird have a special connection as they showed up in matching outfits this morning

Father-daughter matching shirt day

haha!!!

Batter up

I know. I can't believe I was holding out this show-stopping outfit till the last playoff game of the season.. look out, the (Bad News Bears) Purple People Eaters made it to Championship Saturday!!! Someone doesn't know he's not on the team.

Little Leprechaun

another great vintage Joe Benz get-up in honor of St. Patty's day. Happy big 3-0, Auntie Stever, too!

Time flies when you're .... well, you know...

a 7 and 8 year old-going-on-16 years old out on the town with "Bibif" to see the school play of "School House Rocks" on a Friday night. Whoop whoop! Party! Jadyn pictured here in her "teenager shirt and tight jeans" (her words) and Emma, as always, a self-professed girlie-girl. When given a choice of stopping for burgers on the way home, or the new neighborhood 7-11.. yes, the ladies chose Slurpees and whatever they wanted to eat.. whoah. go big! it was dusky out so a little blur on the picture...

Emma and Jadyn, Kindergarten graduation, June 2007... look at those baby faces!! whaa!!

Justin Jr.

Justin's old sailor suit. I just love it....

...and round 15 in the matching jammies...

I am going to put them in these until next year in attempts to get a good one.. ha.. not happening this morning.

Christmas PJs redux...

Um, still waiting for a money shot. Christmas eve was a little crazy! haa!

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Felicitations (how do you say en espanol?) Brooke and Micah!

Our favorite juggler (jungler as Jadyn says) and Campbell's first cougar crush finally tied the knot and had a mighty fun backyard fiesta celebration to kick off the wedded bliss!

Another fine vintage look on CGH. Someone asked where this yacht club is that we belong to.. San Marcos-by-the-sea, ever heard of it???

...and they just don't stop

more joe flashbacks...