Eleven Months

In the last eleven months, Maia has taught me (among a million other things) that:

• Starting off the morning with a big smile and a snort is a great way to kick off a day.
• Sometimes the sheer joy of moving is worth a giggle or two.
• Everything is meant to be shared--even pacifiers!
• If you hear the rhythm, you gotta dance.
• Blades of grass, pine needles, and ripples on a lake are mesmerizing things, if you look at them with fresh eyes.
  
• Books really are the best toys!
• There's nothing wrong with approaching life with a hint of caution.
  
• There might be no purer source of peace in the world than simple trust in the warmth and familiarity of home and family.

Maia, I love you. Happy eleven month birthday!