to my brilliant children:

i love you! you never cease to amaze me, even in the little things... like this morning, for example. it was a bombardment of new things- madison, you got yourself into a sitting position from your hands and knees; cole, you turned the light off all by yourself before heading downstairs. you pointed to the picture of plaza san marco that's hanging in the dining room and said "house"; your new thing is to yell "ruuunnnnn!" at the top of your lungs as you go streaking through the house. madi, my sweet little girl- you've taught yourself peek-a-boo. literally.
sure, these things may not be a big deal to anyone else, but because you are our miracles, everything you do is amazing. sometimes you frustrate me beyond tears but at the end of each and every day, i know i'm blessed to be your mommy...
i love you!!