She my yellow girl.

Somewhere between her morning kisses and reading her “The Wonderful Sounds of Mr. Brown” before bed, I have a million moments where I stop and simply soak up her wonderfulness. Today, she’s a cuddle, just happy to be held…if only she knew the way she hooks her little arm around my shoulder and lays the palm of her hand on my back just melts her mama.

My random faves about Her Loveliness this week:

1) The way Daddy calls her “Toro the Bull” now because when she crawls, she “rakes” the carpet several times with her hand before she “charges.”

2) Her “mood ring” eyes…ranging from every beautiful shade of blue, green, turquoise and gray. “What color are her eyes today?” has become a frequent question in our house.

3) The Scream. It’s a happy one reserved for meeting her brothers at the door when they come from school. To anyone else, I’m quite sure “annoying” would be used in its description, but to us…it’s precious.

4) Her “woof-woof.” “What do the puppies say,” we ask? “Vfff. Vfff. Vfff.” is her reply. She our widdle Smartie!

5) Her one-finger-point. At everything. She’s discovering her world and pointing out all the beauties she’s learning about. And it’s magic to observe!

In other news…I bought this at Target today, and it hurts to look at it:

Still a month away, yes. But I’m taking baby steps to accept it. I’m happy for this celebration though because she’s becoming more beautiful and more amazing each day.

P.S. Happy FORTIETH Birthday to My Jennygirl! You make forty beautiful because you are beautiful, confident, and strong. Thank you for being an incredible example of a good wife, an incredible mother, and a lover of life. I want to be the best version of myself when I’m around you! Cheers to YOU! Love you!

Another Sunday at the Church of the Holy Beach…

We love our Katie! She brought Lainey Love into the world, and this weekend she brought our friend Lily Grace into the world too! God bless OB nurses! Nothing bonds you to someone more than having them present during the most beautiful moment of your life! We love you, Katie!I spy a dolphin!Our waiter, Hal, brought Lainey her own little bowl of strawberry shortcake out onto the beach. An entire group of restaurant onlookers started shouting, “Let her have it! Give it to her!” so, with an audience, I handed her this little bowl of cake. Everyone was cheering her on and clapping as she devoured it!

Daddy took her out into the water with her little floatie, and she LOVED it…especially because she could touch, so she would “walk” in her floatie from one side of the beach to the other!
WOW WHEE! Did you draw this, Lainey Love? You are brilliant! Now crawl inside that heart ‘cuz that’s where you belong! You’re in our hearts forever!