10.31

I told them they had to go straight to bed. But then I relented and let him finish his candy mosaic.

10.30

All he wants is a little corner and good book.

10.25

I wonder if now, he'll switch out "CaldeNOT" for his "Caldecott loser." Either way, it will be hilarious.

10.22

I love imagination. I love it when imagination gets to happen at school.

10.21

All day long, it seemed the light hit things in that perfect, autumnal way.

10.20

The pigtails combined with the outfits and accessories just make me weak-kneed. I think the stand-offishness just adds to the cuteness. It's too adorable to stand.

10.19

Eli opened the blinds, saw the beautiful colors of the "sunset," and implored me to get the camera.

10.17

I thought the baby cheetahs were all out of gas. But they ran and ran and ran.

10.16

How are there still so many places I don't know about?

10.14

He said, "He's such a big kid. Or such a little kid. Depending on how you look at it."

10.13

It was a perfect scene. I was perfectly happy.

10.11

As we walked up the stairs, we saw a little boy crying. Exactly what I wanted to do, too.

10.10

Beware of these troublemakers!

10.09

I sent them off on a grand adventure that I didn't get to go on. Just the first of many times. And then, I actually did get to go. Just not with them.

10.08

I need to repeat over and over: Forget about getting it all done. Do this everyday.

10.06

He was too excited to sleep and was up at six, setting the table, creating the menu, getting it all ready.

10.05

I'll bet, when he's ten, he'll still remember which player had which at-bat song. After all the times we've heard them, it will be hard to forget.

10.04

Sometimes I wish we had a yard. But sometimes I think we get to see things no one else does.