Today’s pictures make me smile from ear to ear. Lowe is growing up quick now and all of the sudden he is fun. He has a sense of humor. He likes to be chased. He squeals, he talks to himself, and he laughs. He’s still a lot of work, but we are on the verge of major life changes, I can feel it.

Meanwhile when I look at that first picture of Ouest I think, “Holy crap, this is my daughter at sixteen.” Look at that smirk. This girl is going to have one hell of a bad-ass-I-can-do-anything attitude.

In the picture after that I am throwing her in the air. “Me sky Papa?” This is what she says every single time we come to the beach here. And every single time, no matter my mood, I pick her up, spin her around, and launch her to the sky. In return I get enormous giggles. And now another one is waiting in the wings.

Man I love these kids.