halloween

i bought a little ladybug-fairy costume for ava and (warning: bragging mom ahead) it is THE cutest thing ever. no, really, it is. here’s the proof:
happy halloween everyone!

ava

the other day i was talking to a friend of mine and i realized that i am not a mother to a baby anymore. i am a mother to a toddler. and, in my mind, toddlers are old. so i am a mother to something old. since then, i’ve had this thought a thousand [...]

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pilgrim’s progress

stereotype me

today i began a sentence with: “I’m the mom who. . .” and I nearly stopped myself because i was hit with the realization that I am a stereotype! I mean, I have been momming so long that I have a stereotype! it’s like an initiation or something. kind of happy about that. kind of [...]

madeline

look what i found in a box outside the grocery store (of course i had to take her home):

her name is madeline and she’s just the sweetest little thing. ava ADORES her and spends a lot of time dangling things in front of her face. and this cat is fantastic with her. ava can pick [...]

happy halloween!

i’m prepared to be flogged for saying this, but I hate halloween. i mean, it’s nothing but yucky, scary, creepy things and loud children banging on your door and shouting at you for candy. seriously, what is there to love?i know, i know: i have a very small soul, i’m aware of this.

my manly

if i never take another picture of ryan, that’s okay because this picture is the picture. it’s what i try to capture everytime i take a picture of him. he is so handsome.

quotable

ryan, earlier: “dude, i am so good at throwing diapers in to paper trader joe’s bags.”
yes, ava has brought so much to our lives.

post-script

even if i could have it all, i wouldn’t. the problem isn’t having it all, it’s not being able to put my whole heart in to something. i want to give ryan and ava my whole heart all the time and not fantasize about finishing school or traveling.

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