Youngest

Three today. Thirteen tomorrow. At least that is how it feels at times.

I don't have a baby anymore. I guess I haven't had one for a while but three feels so much older than two. She's become remarkably precocious, defiant, confident these past few weeks, in a way that Sahara never was. I wonder how much of it is a result of having an older sibling.

Lydia loves cooking, dogs, Little House on the Prairie picture books, her sister, running and yelling and jumping and so much more. She gave up on naps quite a while ago. She eats spicy food and drinks kombucha.

Watch out world here she comes!

Eldest

She participates in an after school program named "Coyote Kids" once a week that takes her and some classmates out and up and all around. When I picked her up from her last session she insisted on taking me to the woods that she had explored earlier in the day. It was a nearby area in town that I had never traversed before.
The light in so sharp these days. It highlights and contrasts in remarkable ways. I wish I knew how to manipulate photos in a way that is worthy of this shot. Any suggestions?