Taking time to smell the flowers.

Because big brothers are so funny…

The sound of silence is never good when you have a busy toddler in the house… it can only mean one thing.  Something is up.

Miss Maddy found the soap and decided to wash her hair with it… the bar soap, smooshed between her hands and toes and all lathered up.  I love how it looks like she’s saying  “oh no… what have I done?”

Our day seemed extra long today.  A certain little sweetie I know decided there are many more exciting things to be doing in this world other than napping.  After a looooong battle, she gave in and took a much needed snooze.  So, after dinner we headed out for a bit.  Being outside can always put a smile on her face. We took a little walk down at the river tonight to pick blackberries.  She definitely did more eating than picking, even robbing Will’s bowl a time or two.

Each day when I go to get her from her nap, she is holding her dear bunny to her face for one last sleepy nuzzle before reaching up for me to take her out of her crib.  Bunny is her best buddy, her lovey, her source of comfort.   “Munny” as she calls him, goes everywhere… dragging behind her.   Someday, he will be forgotten in a toy box somewhere but for now, he is loved.  So loved. Even his weekly washing (it should be daily!)  is a challenge…  you should have seen the horror on her little face when she once caught me tossing him into the dryer!

I wanted to capture this single quiet moment, when  she looks at me with those eyes, holding her bunny … such sweetness.