Below this picture there is a video of Hannah eating her oatmeal, and I love it so much.
But I have to be honest, she's just sitting at the table eating oatmeal. There is no fun music and no narrative to help tell the story. She doesn't say a word throughout and there is no funny ending if you make it all the way through. BUT…it is hilarious.
I recorded it a few weeks ago, but when I pulled it up last night I watched through the whole thing. Twice. And I laughed, because it is SO HANNAH right now. She is sitting in front of a blank white wall, but her eyes move back and forth over it constantly. Her face is incredibly expressive. And she opens her mouth so SO wide for every bite that it's almost comedic.
I realized that one of the reasons that I find photography and blogging to be so satisfying is that it's both a collection of my kids' childhood and of my motherhood and Chris' fatherhood. A video of 2 year old Hannah eating oatmeal for lunch is a satisfying snapshot of 2 minutes of my day right now.
On this day, the oatmeal day, Hannah got a birthday card from Grandpa Brad with stickers in it, and she promptly sat herself down in the doorway to apply the stickers to the card and then herself.
Then she wanted to take Upsy Daisy for a walk, as we do pretty regularly these days, so we did.
This walk in particular (with or without Upsy Daisy) is one that we take often throughout the week.
It's the first part of our weekly trip to the coffee shop for homemade ice cream, coffee, and cake.
It's the start of a trip to Richmond, a trip to church, or a trip into the city.
It's the way to a favorite park, the library, the gym, and to Chris' work. This little walk is something that we will always remember. But on this day, it was Upsy Daisy that was getting the royal treatment, 
with kisses, flowers, and a good push down the hill.
It was a sweet, simple, and very common day full of all of the sorts of things that I want to remember.
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