We'll call her sunshine.

I give kudos to all of you who are parents. I had such an adventure with my little friend "Sunshine" (I don't like using real names). She was an absolute doll, and let me tell you she's smart, intuitive, and she's got a spicy personality.

One thing I have learned about children in the last few years is that if you let them, they can teach you so much more than you can teach them. What an honor it is to have someone trust you with their child. Even more so, how exciting is it to be able to make an imprint on them? Whether it is by letting their imaginations take them wherever it is that they want to go or simply letting them get dirty because it's just something every kid should experience. Kids will always be my favorite.

So, after a day of messy arts and crafts, running around in the sprinklers and sunshine, chasing the dog, letting the dog chase us, eating popsicles, dancing in the house, and finding missing socks-- I was dead tired, but so lit up inside.

We had pasta for lunch. I guess my kids faces will always be like this because for the life of me, I can never remember to wipe their mouths after they're done eating. Sheesh.

You better believe I ran through those sprinklers with her, too. She didn't really give me a choice and she was sick of me hanging on to my camera. Self-timer is a God send.