Turn it up

Wonderful Wife: “Let’s start our road trip with some fun car songs.”

Little Miss Thing, age 5: “WHEELS ON THE BUS GO POOP-POOP-POOP!”

WW: “Nevermind. We’ll listen to the radio.”

Tuck it in

Tonight’s tuck-ins began with a giant family cuddle pile in our hotel room.

Sometimes love feels like a bony little elbow in your spleen.

And that’s a good thing.

Today I learned two handy parenting phrases: “We don’t use bungee cords as weapons” and “No head kicking in the car. Or anywhere, actually.”