Stumbling through

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How many times can Caroline say "I'm so happy!" in ten minutes? MANY TIMES. (We are very happy!) (at Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar)

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Ready for the Grand Spring Ball #cotillion

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My gorgeous baby is growing up too fast. #cotillion #readyfortheball #lovethiskid #shewillalwaysbemybaby

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Laughing at the pigs (at Booker T. Washington National Monument)

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She decided to do it, she wrote, she directed, she stage managed, she starred, and she had a blast. So the final thing was less than five minutes, but there's no denying that the bug has bitten. #theaterbaby #latergram #proudmama (at Eagle Ridge Middle)

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Caroline and her long-awaited new friend Rebecca. #happybirthday #birthdaygirl #thisiseight #americangirl (at American Girl Bistro)

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Five years can pass just in one blink. Here is proof!

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Locker is ready. She is ready. I am...working on it.

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I do not think that "wind chill" means what they think it means. (at Kill Devil Hills Beach, Outer Banks, NC)

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Celebrating his birthday (a few days early) with their Grandpa. (at Ocean Boulevard Bistro & Martini Bar)

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Happiness is dancing in the surf. (at Kill Devil Hills Beach, Outer Banks, NC)

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Catching and naming sand fleas - a tradition going back generations. (at Kill Devil Hills Beach, Outer Banks, NC)

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Ocean pool ocean nap. As one does

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Braces off!

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I missed these two happy campers!! #happymama #reunited #girlscoutcamp #nofilter (at Girl Scout Camping at Potomac Woods)

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Curtain call!