The Little Things.

With one week off from school, my to-do list feels about a mile long with half of those "To Do's" relating to some sort of Pinterest project. A few weeks ago my mom and I promised to spend this first day of break with Tessa and Eli with lofty art project expectations. What we ended up with were mini-canvases depicting each planet, a Hello Kitty portrait, two melty-crayon masterpieces, some yummy cookies, a lesson about the color wheel and laughing as Georgia Grace's personality came shining through as she held on to her brother's shirt for dear life and the realization that she looks just like a Cabbage Patch doll.

Whenever we hang out with Tessa and Eli, I am reminded of how BIG the little things are... the few seconds spent waiting and watching as the crayons slowly melted... the awe that came as the colors dripped down the canvas... the newly learned manners ("No thank you") that are applied to every situation... and the laughter that filled their kitchen as we examined all of the crazy crayon names like "macaroni and cheese" and "asparagus."