This is Olive. I feel like I’ve just begun to know her. Recently she’s been relating her observations to us with her own clever interpretations. I find myself constantly amused, inspired, and uplifted as I watch this little girl interact with the world. She’s developing a piercing wit that she casually melds with her uncomplicated but somehow sophisticated (for a 2 year old) understanding of how people and things work.

Recently he was talking to us about death. He stated without aparent concern that each of us (Ruby, Mama, Aunt Kate, Jake, Michael, and Daddy) will die some day. Then he continued with, “when I die, I want to be next to a volcano.” We all looked at each other, stunned, and nodded.

I have so much to learn from and about these two!