“Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain”
– Rob Thomas

“There is a ship
And she sails the sea.
She’s loaded deep,
As deep can be.
But not so deep
As the love I’m in,
I know not how I sink or swim.”
– James Taylor

Ouch he says
when feelings are hurt
Laugh he says
at his brother, his sister, himself
Cry he says
when he needs to be heard
Kiss he says
generously
Holler he says
when things are too much and not right
Sing he says
all the time
Question he says
this is how I learn
Love he says
fiercely

You get all our mistakes
You receive all our firsts
Expectations are high
But so are high-fives
You are afraid to fall
But to us you soar
As you learn fractions
We are learning them too
One day you will become a parent
and you will Know
But today we are your heros
And you are our saving grace

“As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
‘Till her eyes are finally closed

And just watching her it breaks his heart
‘Cause he already knows
It won’t be like this for long”
– Darius Rucker

“Take her to the moon for me.”
– Bing Bong
“i carry your heart with me
i carry it in my heart
i am never without it
anywhere i go you go, my dear and whatever is done by only me is your doing”
– E.E. Cummings

Photography by Ali Anderson

The rest of our Saturday afternoon in Old Town Alexandria.

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
― Richard Lingard