“Tell me a story about the stars on my nose, Daddy,” Ava, my four-year-old daughter, asks cheerfully from her four-poster princess bed.
“Okay, but just a short one, baby girl. It’s late, and Mommy and Daddy are tired.”
We had a summer barbeque at our house today, and all the Porters and Madisons were here until late into the evening. It’s way past Ava’s normal bedtime, but the rules go out the window when family is here, which is quite often. I wouldn’t have it any other way though. Lily and I are blessed with many things, and an amazing family is one of them. I love that our kids have such close bonds with their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It’s awesome.
When Lily and I were growing up, we didn’t have that. Our families just had each other. And while I guess that’s still t
