Mother's day should be every day...

Lyla and Mino are such a handful everyday, and I just have to publicly recognize how great Joy is with the kids. She really is amazing. Having 2 kids under the age of 1.5 is like having a tornado touch down in the house everyday, and while there may be times of frustration, Joy handles everything with a Joyful heart and grace.

Lyla definitely has her momma's eyes and lips, prettier than any flower we could pose her with.


For Mother's day, we had planned to get some professional family photos, but the photographer was booked, instead the kids gave Momma the next best thing they could think of... a nap.


Don't try this at home...unless you've got vaulted ceilings. (no, he's not photoshopped in. Yes, Joy thought i was going to drop him)

Lyla chillin at the sunset picnic.
Joy and Kids at the sunset beach picnic.

Lyla's in training to become a dancer, acrobat, or cirque du soleol bungee artist.

Mino tries to teach Lyla the finer points of the nose pick, but falls short. It's just like the old saying goes, "You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends nose."