~hummingbirds every 60 seconds at the feeders
~barns made from blocks filled with little farm animals on the screen porch
~little girls making blanket forts in the living room
~baseball playoffs completed
~toad houses
~the slow, quiet healing that comes from living among the trees
~washing and folding cloth diapers in anticipation
~nutella
~boys who prepare breakfast or wash floors without being asked
~lots of "practice" contractions~my mother who never fails to love us
