Perfectly normal

Normal day,

let me be aware of the treasure you are.

Let me learn from you,

love you,

bless you before you depart.

Let me not pass you by

in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.

Let me hold you while I may,

for it may not always be so.

One day I shall dig my nails into the earth,

or bury my face in the pillow,

or stretch myself taut,

or raise my hands to the sky and want,

more than all the world, your return.

~Mary Jean Iron



I took these pictures this morning thinking that he just looked so adorable in his pj's eating his cereal. Then I saw this poem on another blog I follow (Sheye Rosemeyer was remembering her daughter Ava who passed a few years ago). I thought how fitting this poem was for the pictures I took of Graham today. Just perfect. Perfectly normal.

A reason to celebrate!

I'm getting slightly lazy in my old age...since their birthdays are a month apart, this year we had a joint birthday party for Evie and Graham. They picked out a cake in a book, and let me tell you this will be the last picture of a cake you will see from me. I'm throwing in the towel and buying them from now on! Just way too much time and trouble. I could've been spending that time with my kiddos. Instead I was listening to them fight over who was going to lick the bowl. :)



Evie turned 5 this year, and she said multiple times on her special day, "This is the best day of my life." Too funny; I love this kid.



Graham will be 3, and he made me teary when we were singing to him. He was just so genuinely happy and loving all of the attention. Soo cute. We are so thankful for him!



My nephew Bailey was out skateboarding last week, and I had just come from a session, so I took a few of his mad skills! Don't you love the duct taped shoes?