#47

He let her keep the board books when he moved downstairs. 

#27

They said to expect an eight pounder, so we picked out her "coming home" outfit accordingly.  When it came time for her to actually come home, she was only five pounds twelve ounces.  At least the dress fits nicely in this composition.     

#25

She kept everything from my childhood.  As he aged, thirty-year-old toys slowly started making their way back into my life.  I still can't believe she kept them so long.  He does love that horse.

#7

We planted bell peppers on the back deck that summer.  I guess something to keep our minds busy.  They produced like crazy; we couldn't eat them all.   But, after everything we'd lost and our other troubles with producing, I couldn't bring my self to throw them away.  So, I photographed them.  They were/are beautiful. 

#2

We didn't want your typical nursery.  Precious Moments and Noah's Arc had no business in our baby's room.  Since we didn't know the gender, we settled on the neutral decor of brightly colored polka dots.  We spent hours spacing them just right in the corner over his crib.  He spent only seconds to peel them off once he could reach.  I took them all down with him in the summer.  His sister's imminent arrival called for redecorating.  His now four-year-old dimples never faded as he pulled his baby dots from the wall.  I cried a little.