yet another first...

this morning penny asked me to paint her toe nails, which we've certainly done before, but then she also asked to do it herself.  naturally i grabbed my camera and let her have at it...

puddle jumpers...

because dang it, we'll embrace these april showers if it means the may flowers will arrive just a little bit sooner!

5 minutes...

motherhood obviously isn't always full of gorgeous sun filled days, and perfect window lighting. sometimes all you get is an apartment bathroom with a single lightbulb. does that mean these moments are any less important to remember? not even a little bit! we had just spent the morning painting. it's one of penny's latest and greatest loves, and she was pretty well covered in varying shades of blue and purple. she pulled her random little wood box over to the sink and began what would end up being about 30 mins of washing her hands. she just looked like such a big kid to me in that moment, so i made a point to take a few minutes and capture it. finding the beauty in the less then beautiful, paint stains, dirty socks, and all...