As a parent, you get told a lot (especially when you have a baby) "enjoy these moments! These days go by so fast!" And sometimes, it's hard to take that advice to heart - like when you're grocery shopping and the cart is filled in the checkout line and suddenly you realize your baby's diaper has leaked in the carrier (yes, that happened to me last week) and really you have nothing else to do but let the checkout worker finish up and wait until you get out to the car to change the baby. Bonus, you're covered in poo, the whole drive home.
Moments like those I sometimes want to smack the well-meaning older ladies who say "enjoy this time! Don't blink!"
But then, THEN there are magical days like yesterday where I remember their advice and I truly get it. Yesterday we woke up early to get dressed in some springy clothes, head out into the sunshine and drive to Eckert's Farm not far outside the city for Easter Egg-citement, and it was one of those days I know I'll be siphoning happiness from for a long time. When Claire is 12 and sassing me I'll be thinking of yesterday, these memories, and how good that day was. I must have taken 500 photos in an attempt to capture everything, every sweet smile, but I'll refrain (reluctantly) from posting ALL of them here. These are a few of my favorites!
