Finding Peace

Miss Ava, you turned two yesterday, and your Daddy and I are just bursting with love for you. I know when you are little, you won't understand this sentiment at all. And when you are older, you are going to think that it is the lamest sentiment of all, because we couldn't actually burst because we love you. And I hate that I am going to say this, because it makes me seem far too old, but I am now certain that you will only understand how it feels when you have a little girl of your own, or perhaps a little boy too, but I only know for sure that you will feel it when you have a little girl. Ava, I wish I could put it into words how amazing we think everything you do is. I need to constantly check in with myself to make sure that the things that you are doing are actually ok, and that I'm not blinded by all your cuteness and lovableness and letting you be a little terror of a child. I don't want to be one of those parents who thinks that their child can do no wrong a...

My fun, fun, fun little girl, your Mommy and Daddy were reeling with pride and love after your first ever trip out trick or treating on Halloween this year. We know that we love you more than we could ever love anything, we have always felt that, but you have turned into this little person that just makes us BEAM at every moment, with SO much love. We began the season at Stacy's house (your daycare), as she got her house decorated so festively, that you were talking about Halloween long before it had arrived. You loved the spiders, and skeletons, and mostly the pumpkins that were at her house. This year, we took you to the pumpkin patch for the second time, and you got to pick out, and carry, your own pumpkin! We got to take a train ride, and you love trains so much right now that we are pretty sure that was the highlight for you. We carved our pumpkins, and put orange tea lights in them, and you loved it when we would turn all of the lights off so that you could see the pumpkin...