Grace was considering her birthday this year, “You know, my birthday party was  crazy last year with all those people. Last year I had 15 people, so this year I think I’ll have 14.”

Donné raced Eli up the steps to get him to go to the bathroom to brush his teeth. Being a smart mommy she knows that it is best to let a three year old win. When she comes into the bathroom after Eli, Grace says, “Mommy, you weren’t as fast as Eli…did the left over baby slow you down?” (referring to Donné’s baby belly). She says it with such innocence that you just have to laugh.

Our little basket case