Happy Time Time's Day!

One of my favorite things about having a child is seeing all the fun and magic of each holiday through her eyes. We had a fun and busy week stretching Valentine's day into more like 7 days of celebration. And you can bet the day the Valentine's decorations came down, the Easter decorations were put up!

Back to Valentine's day week: We started a few weeks ago by going to a little photo shoot at the Wilmington Arboretum. The photographer that did all of Hadley's baby pictures held a free 'Friends and Family Day' with fun Valentine's Day props. As soon as we arrived, Hadley spotted a table with boxes of candy hearts, and a nice woman gave her not one, but two boxes....and that was all she wrote. We got a few pictures of Hadley with a smug smile, and her boxes of candy. We took the candy away, and she screamed. We compromised by giving her two little pieces so the box wouldn't be in the picture. The rest of the pictures involved Hadley frolicking around with her candy, looking for fish in the stream, photo bombing other photo shoots, etc.

The picture we chose for our free image was the one of her pouting with a sad little tear rolling down her cheek. This picture captures the life of a toddler...the highs are so high and the lows are so low. I'll always treasure this sweet picture just like I treasure all the gorgeous ones of Hads smiling and laughing.

Hadley also had a Valentine's Day party at school. The kids had a special snack and exchanged  Valentines. When Hadley brought her bag of Valentine's home, we sorted through it. She picked each of the 8 Valentines up and told me which child it came from...and when I looked at the names on the cards, she was correct. I have no idea how she memorized all of them! I have noticed that the past few weeks she's taken to memorizing names and information and reciting it. She's a smart, wild cookie!

Happy belated "Time Time's Day!"