Here's to (insert your own happy thought).

We welcomed spring this weekend with an amazing 80-degree day. Being able to unleash the little monkeys, open the windows and feel a breeze through the house, and take a break from cleaning handprints off glass and crushed Goldfish out of carpet fibers was just what this family needed. And although I did stop once or twice to wonder just how long I'll be able to keep up with my children over the next five months, I mostly stayed in the moment and enjoyed every little bit.

So today, I'm reliving the weekend. And making a toast (with sparkling juice, of course) to everything I love right now.

Here's to spring...


Here's to the return of the wagon-bus...


Here's to sidewalk art...








Here's to toddler squats and flexible sitting positions...




Here's to silly daddies. What would we do without 'em?




Here's to losing track of time and realizing it's past lunchtime. Oops, so that's why they keep sneaking snacks...






Here's to being pretty in pink AND hangin' with the boys. See girls, you can have it all...




Here's to trying to get that perfect group shot...


...and realizing it hardly ever happens, but the not-so-fabulous shots are just as special.


Here's to him...




And her...


And him too...


Here's to little people lovin' some corn on the cob...












Finally, here's to all the warmer-weather memories we'll make...


Cheers.