Nov 30, 2011

"Careful! I'm getting ready for my wedding." - girl, 4
"Who are you gettin married to?" - boy, 5
"To you!"
"Fine, but you gotta catch me first!"

Nov 28, 2011

A toddler's #1 requirement in viewing his first Christmas tree: every ornament must be touched. Every. Single. Ornament.

Thanksgiving 2011

I'm so thankful for the chance to spend so much time with such sweet little ones. I'm also thankful I'm not yet a mother.

Nov 23, 2011

"It's your birthday? Cool, how old are you? O, 24... Are you ever gonna get married?" - girl, 7

Nov 22, 2011

Spent my day watching a baby talk to his toes. He had a lot to say.

Nov 21, 2011

Today I let a toddler play in my parked car. Climbing around in the front seat, he leaned against the steering wheel and accidentally honked the horn. He nearly jumped out of his skin in surprise and I nearly fell out of the car laughing...

Nov 19, 2011

It never ceases to amaze me how chatty and full of compliments children suddenly become at bedtime.

Nov 18, 2011

The highlight of my day? Watching a toddler try to call his dog by slapping his thigh and shouting gibberish. Cute but completely ineffective.

Nov 16, 2011

"Can I tell you a really big secret? You can't tell anyone. I hate babies. All of them. Also, brides." - boy, 5 

Nov 15, 2011

Dear Baby, I'm willing to put up with a lot, really I am. But trying to eat my nose crosses a line. 

Nov 14, 2011

That awkward moment when the baby goes down for his nap and you're left chillin with the grandpa...

Nov 10, 2011

There's nothing more cutely maddening than a baby laughing and peeing in your face at the same time.

Nov 9, 2011

The one goal of this toddler's day? To get into the one place in the entire house he's not allowed - the dog crate.

Nov 8, 2011

"I can't find my _____ and I can't sleep without it." The sentence I dread every time I put kids to bed. 

Nov 7, 2011

Note to self: If you give a baby a hairbrush, he will beat the dog with it.

Nov 5, 2011

The girl I watched tonight hid her brother's Halloween candy and told him the dog ate it all. The look on his face? Priceless.

Nov 2, 2011

Little known fact: A one year old has the energy to circle the earth twice before nap time.