Little Ayden...

This is my last night with little Ayden 

so today while mom and dad were out

we did a little photo shoot 

And I am wondering while I am taking the pictures 

if there is a way to embed a Nana's love in a photograph

I am wondering if

when these little eyes look at me

she knows 

just how much I love her

I never thought there would be anything more powerful than a mother's love

but

I am here to tell you that nothing compares to the love that 

experience, distance, time, and wisdom harvests

It is like these little babies arrive like a drink of water to a wilting flower

giving me the elusive hope and fortitude to carry on

There is a twinkle in her eyes

and 

her smile is infectious

her laugh contagious

her trust fully and completely intact

Do you remember when your trust was full and undiluted? 

Would you not just give everything to feel so completely

whole 

and in awe of the world

Are they not the reason for the season,

to celebrate
the joy and wonder in the most simple of things the world has to offer?