Real Life

Sometimes, your kid is really crabby. And, a total mess. And, you have to bribe him to sit still because the light is perfect.

Sometimes, he negotiates for two cookies. And, you give in. But, your negotiations didn't specify that he had to smile.

 So, he doesn't. But you love the pictures anyway.

This is real life. Not photo-shopped neatness and smiles. Not clean hands and faces.

But peanut butter, dirt, curls, and negotiations. Life with a 2-year-old is pretty great.