Its not the load that brings you done...its the way you carry it

~Lena Horne

* my great niece Mia gives THE BEST HUGS in the world...she will be one year old next month. Her sister Ava, gives great hugs, too but she's a little stingy with them. It takes Ava awhile to warm up and then once she does...she crawls all over me, grabbing tight yelling 'Auuunnnnnnnnt Yackkkkkkky!' Seriously... she screams it at the top of her lungs even when I'm sitting

right beside her

Mia...now, once she catches sight of me she gives me this intense stare...deep soul searching stare, then this huge grin like 'where have you BEEN?!' Once I pick her up, she burrows her head into my neck grabs both of my arms really tight and she sighs...like she's taking all the worries, stress and problems out of me and replacing it with her child like innocent and love...

gotta love it.