i came home to find these ...

all over my computer desktop!

guess that's what happens when you leave your laptop out and your sister is bored.

everyone should download poladroid, it's the best :o)

but be careful of sisters with boredom!

xo

all photos taken by me & created with poladroid, 2010.

babies courtesy of Jenny + Jimmy.

LOVE is...

... a tiny two year old seeing how you are sitting and copying it to be more like you.

... a little dude knowing who you are and busting out smiles when the last time you saw him, he was still a little mush of a baby and now he is a small person with thoughts and ideas.

have i mentioned i love these babies?

my cousin Jen is the mommy to Ryan & Cyrus and has a super amazing 8 year old step-daughter named Brooke, too.

i need to get me some new Brooke photos, stat!

my cousin is the coolest of cool. just a few years ago she was still a wild child, out adventuring in the world and in the past three years she has gotten married, become a mom and moved four hours away. the cool thing is that she is still totally herself. she still has the same sense of humor and way of being but has all these new traits, too. i love that she's maintained herself throughout all of these life changing, amazing blessings and challenges.

i like her a lot :o)

who is your favorite family member?

xo

Today I got to see my favorite people under the age of three and it occurred to me that the last time I posted was a very special day as it was the birthday of a certain favorite tiny person of mine,

Miss Ryan Faith

who turned TWO on March 14th.

Ryan is the coolest. Not only is she a girl with a name usually reserved for boys (which automatically puts her in the coolest people ever group) but she is a feisty, adventurous, intelligent, spirited little thing who will tell you what's what any day of the week. She picks up the phone when I call her mom now and can have a real conversation with me. Today she pointed at me and said "my Kerry!" and I almost melted into a puddle of mush. Mind you this was because she is clearly possessive of all people and things that are hers just incase a certain little brother of hers was having any ideas that these items were his. That's alright, the girl just knows what she wants. She is just the cutest. I really love all the new babies in my family in a way that I never thought I would love babies but Ryan and I have a connection that I can't really explain yet. Maybe it's because I know she's the next girl in line after me in the trouble making section of our family and I can't wait to see what kind of ruckus she causes over the years and how she will take on the world and make it a better place. Maybe it's because I see a lot of myself and other women I really love in her. Maybe it's just something inexplainable. Whatever the case, I'm proud to know her and willing to admit she's got me wrapped around her little finger.

Happy Birthday, RyRy. Here's to a new year of adventure.

photo taken by me/July 2009