Kelle, Author at Enjoying the Small Things

…and then there are some days…

June 2, 2008 By Kelle

…where she just makes me stop whatever I’m doing and drink her in…her long lashes…her wispy blond hair…her pouty lips…her milky skin. And I realize…this moment right here will fade. Five, ten, twenty years from now, I will ache to have it back, to touch this baby again, to see this face. And so I close my eyes and hold her close just for a little longer…for my future self would want me to.

…thankful today for my camera and lenses…without them, I wouldn’t be able to capture her in her essence…my photos are my most cherished keepsakes so that years from now, when my heart is aching for her littleness, I can remember just what it was like.

You are my sunshine, Cubby.

divinity

June 2, 2008 By Kelle

it’s nights like these i tell myself i’m never going to complain again about the 45 minute drive or the piles of sandy towels and wet bathing suits i have to wash afterward…it’s nights like these i remind myself that not everyone lives in a place where their kids will grow up with Sunday memories of sand-dollar hunts and wake-boarding contests…it’s nights like these i’m thankful for the small things…a guy who can do a pretty-close-to-Bob-Marley version of “Could This Be Love?”, cold draft (yeah, I think it’s okay to be thankful for that), a grouper basket that tastes better every time I get it…and then the bigger things…our friends, our special Sunday get-away spot, a beautiful backdrop of sea and sun…

…everything’s different at our little isle of capri…success is measured by nothing more than how many crabs you catch in your pail, and time is measured simply by where your shadow falls on the shore…i love that.

i think what i love most about ioc days is watching brett ‘cuz he’s the happiest man in the world when he’s there…and that makes me happy. today was magic watching him love his kids…and the way he is with lainey? the way he holds her, the way he talks to her when he thinks no one’s looking, the way he kisses her on the top of her head without even realizing he’s doing it…sigh. i love this man. …check out how cubby rests her little hand on his shoulder. he may look all nonchalant, but inside i know his heart is melting.

yeah…it’s nights like these…when the house smells like sea salt and sunscreen…when little sun-kissed faces settle into their beds, worn out from the day’s play…when i’ve finally cleaned up, climbed in bed, closed my eyes…and i can still hear the water, the music, the laughing. it’s nights like these, i realize…it’s so worth it.

…enjoying the small things… ~k

back to normalcy

May 30, 2008 By Kelle

no more shlepping. no more craziness. we’re back to normalcy–me and you, girl. i love to watch you in this new toddler phase…the wonder, the learning, the becoming-who-you-are.

we played with crayons today…mommy wants you to be an artist because being creative and artistic has brought me so much joy and always makes me happy…i want you to have that too. but, i think you’re a little young yet…cuz you ate the crayons.

so we switched to puzzles…and i was amazed watching the little “cogs” in your brain turn…you figured out which shapes fit and which shapes didn’t. but then you ate the shapes too. that’s okay. you are an explorer…and you can figure this stuff out however you want to.

p.s. no pressure on the walking…i like my crawling cubby. and daddy says he’ll be sad when you quit doing that thing where you think you’re cool and do the speedy crawl.

p.p.s. did i tell you i love you today? i think i did…but just once more…i love you.

love, mommy

oh, i forgot to tell you…your eyes are going greeny on me. i thought a blue-eyed baby would be divine, but never thought i’d get one. green-eyed? now, that was just too good to be true, so i didn’t even let myself get that dreamy. whadya know…i got me a green-eyed baby. you’s beautiful, cubby…but that’s not why i love you.