so, it's march 1st...

and it's a cold, windy, and rainy night.

but i'm not complaining. there's no place that we need to be other than right here,
warm, cozy, and home.

we have all of the entertainment we could possibly want.



that wade. while i was picking up after supper, he was giving cate her very first itty bitty pigtails. to say that she was killing us all with cuteness is a definite understatement.

seriously. how cute is that? and the fact that those are poppa-made (a little bit lopsided with one green and one pink elastic), makes the moment all the more endearing.



of course, moments never last for long, that's why they're moments, right? (and that puts me in the mood for into the woods...if you've seen it, you know exactly what i am talking about; i love joanna gleason as the baker's wife!)



i feel a bit like heidi klum here..."one minute, you're in. and the next minute...you're out!"

hmmmm, i am sure that this is the only time i will ever type the above sentence (and the only time that i will ever feel like heidi klum!).

of course, it all became a family affair after that. lily and eme adore cate, and they adore her even more now that she is getting big enough to do sisterly things like visit the beauty parlor in the bathroom...



where mammals of all kinds are welcome.

i hope you and your mammals are all warm + cozied up in your own little homes tonight, too!