Day 1: LIBBY LOO

Let's start with this little cutie. Mainly because I came across this picture and remembered how much I love it. And how much I loved the moment. It was during my annual Walworth County Fair visit (the term annual is being used liberally here, so don't try to correct me); Chloe and Libby were the only ones brave enough to tackle the ferris wheel with me and Chris - and the views of Elkhorn from the top are breathtaking (the term breathtaking is also being used liberally here). Libby sat exactly right next to me. And we made it through the swaying ride together. And later that weekend, we had a bonfire in the backyard, and Libby fell asleep on my lap, and I wanted to die of sweetness, it was so precious.

This girl is just a bundle of contagious smiles, and I'm so into her. She's vivacious and she's the youngest and she plays the part so well. I feel a kindred spirit with her in that role, though she plays the starring role more than I think I did, and she's hilarious in that spotlight. I love that she gets along with all of her siblings and that she already knows what she likes and how she likes it. She's got such great one-liners and when I can spend a whole evening just making her laugh, I'll always take that opportunity.

I just wish she would stay little forever, but I wished that for all her older siblings, too, and they cruelly ignored my wishes, so I'm steeling myself for her following their example. But if she wouldn't mind putting it off just a bit longer, at least, that'd be okay with me.

xoxo, little girl.