Only a toddler

Opens the door on you while you're in the bathroom and commands, "say thank you!" 

How was your day?

We do our best to hold family dinner time as sacred, at least during the week. Today at the table Hope asked me, unprovoked, "how was your day?" and every tough thing from the past four days just evaporated, poof. #theylisten #amomentisallittakes On May 21, 2015 at 07:00PM

What Hope wants for her 3rd Birthday

A book.

When prompted, she added to the list:

A cake.
Her family.


<Swoon>

Who needs sleep

My children are conspiring against me. Nugget permitted absolutely no longer than a 3-hour stretch of sleep last night and Hope popped AWAKE at 5:45am. #whoneedssleep #thankgoodnessitstheweekend #nugget On May 03, 2015 at 07:35AM

Movie Reviews by Hope

Star Wars: "THAT'S not Daniel Tiger." On April 24, 2015 at 05:34PM

Brave: "Her mom is a BEAR!" June 28, 2015

Cars 2: "they're going too fast!" Aug 2015

Poopoo on the potty

yay!

Sibling love

Reading her bedtime story (a gift from Aunt Mary about a boy and his dog who gets temporarily lost in Philadelphia):

M: Have we ever gone to that zoo?
H: Yes! We did. Me, and you, and Daddy... and ...[patting my belly] baby brother too!