janie the sled dog.

talent show.

the titanic.
ever since a visit to the milwaukee public museum last spring, hayden has been:
drawing titanic
checking out books from the library on titanic
searching the internet for facts and pictures of titanic
and building titanic figures with legos.

although this idea didn't come to him right away,
it seemed like a natural choice for his second grade talent show presentation.
he was so brave, getting up there in a hot room full of classmates and parents,
talking ever so quietly about this ship he adores.
my favorite shot is the one of him waiting on deck.
to see him pull that folded piece of paper out of his pocket and start preparing to go on stage was priceless.
even we had butterflies.

scootergirl.

in the kitchen.
riding her scooter in the kitchen.
riding her scooter while eating yogurt in the kitchen.
riding her scooter while eating yogurt with her favorite tiny spoon in the kitchen.
that's a new one.

growing.

"mom, am i growing?"
"yes, you're getting so big."
(gasp!) "I AM?? but i like being myself!"

i like her being herself, too.
even if it means she puts purple lip gloss on anything and everything with lips.
good thing papa didn't mind, either.