The smiles we left behind.

So I pick up the latest Texas Monthly* from our bar (where all of our mail piles up—please tell me we're not the only ones who throw our mail in a pile!). When I plop the magazine down on my lap, I feel something...furry. EW!

I throw the magazine on the floor, and when I pick it up again, THIS is what's left on the floor:

Ah, memories. Misty water-colored memories of the way we were! (The story behind the 'stache can be found here, here or here.)

*I recommend this issue—April—because it has a list of "68 Awesome Things to Do with Your Kids." We've managed to do quite of few of those 68 and can vouch for the fact that yes, they're awesome!