butterfly. babies. love.

i know that all kids are pretty hilarious, but sometimes the girls are so funny or so witty or so logical or clever, that i have decided i need to start writing some of these snippets down.... i'll try to update when i can, but i know that i have already forgotten a hundred undeniably adorable words! me: i love you to the moon and back cai: well, that's good.... but i love you to the stars and back (daddy told her some stars are farther than the moon) viy: can i have dessert? me: bunny, dessert is after dinner.... you haven't even had dinner yet, you just finished lunch. viy: i did have dinner. me: what did you have for dinner? viy: breakfast. cai: viy, you can't drink from my cup. there could be germies. that would be so bad. only babies would do that. not a big kid. viy: cai, do you remember a few months ago? you ate from giddy's cake... he was barfing all day. what about his germies? cai: yeah, i got those germies. you want them too? hubs: wh...

here's to a new year: here's to the four seasons covered in snow, and rain, and sunshine, and falling leaves, and flurries once again, reminding us of God's craftsmanship and the necessity of change here's to the quiet moments of introspection and solitude, of restfulness and peace here's to the loud clashing of deadlines and due dates, of fears and failures here's to the trials and tribulations that test our character and force our discovery here's to a world that embraces thoughtfulness and charity and truth here's to a community of believers that will witness and help and believe and love here's to the lives that we are yet to meet and hold and to the ones we will part with as we whisper goodbyes here's to the future heroes that have not yet chosen their path and to those who have not yet grown weary of doing good here's to those who are sinking in desperation finding hope and acceptance and life ..... here's to our litt...