Enjoying the Little Things {A Girl & Her Goldfish}

This is Caroline's newest smile. If you smile at her, you might just be rewarded with one of the cutest little grins you've ever seen. It might look like she's crying in the picture, but she's as happy as can be. Keep reading and you'll see why. 

When Riley wakes up from her nap, she usually has something to eat. Riley's snack of choice is generally goldfish. For whatever reason, Riley must have either left them on the floor beside the pantry or forgotten to close the door. Later that evening, Caroline was playing on the kitchen floor while I was finishing dinner. I had to leave the room to grab something and when I came back (less than a minute later, I'd say), Caroline was going to town with one of her favorite snacks. Thankfully we have a no shoe rule in our house so the floors stay pretty clean. Since she was having such a wonderful time, I decided to grab my camera and capture some memories. 

Caroline spent about 20 minutes eating and playing with her food. She threw them across the room, took them in and out of the bag, and tried to shove some in the door of the fridge. She giggled and grinned and gave me looks that seemed to say, I can't believe you're letting me do this. 

With Riley, I probably would have quickly removed her from the situation and cleaned up the mess. I don't feel like there's much I'm changing this second time through babyhood; I'm glad that this time around I'm using some of those "oh brother" moments as photo ops, though. It helps me not get frustrated with the situation and hopefully provides some great memories for my girls (though Caroline won't remember this one...). If I hadn't grabbed my camera, I wouldn't have captured the adorable little grin in the first shot. 

Speaking of the first time through babyhood, that first baby of ours is turning three tomorrow. It's hard to believe that the six and a half pound peanut we brought home from the hospital is now a talkative, prissy girly girl. I can't wait to take some photos and devote a post entirely to her - I have a feeling three is going to be a great age!

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