"Tell me about you and daddy." "Okay. Daddy and I met in college. I thought Daddy was so cute. He wore red Cons. I went up to him and said, 'Hi, what's your name?' and he said, 'Hi, I'm John Lee,' and then I said, 'Nice to meet you, I'm Kendra.'"

"Kendra Stannnnton Lee."

"Yup."

"And was I there? Was Tatum and I at college, too?"

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Oh my girl. So precocious and absorbent. You have so many pieces of the puzzle already. I love to help you lock them all into place. I love to be a captive audience to your discovery, as you stand back and see the story that the big picture reveals....

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This last weekend, Loverpants gamely drilled drainage into the basket I bought at the Container Store (aka Oooweeeheavenisaplaceonearth) because, I guess it needed some more drainage holes. But you know how boys like to play with their toys just because...

...and girls, too, for that matter.

(p.s. How much of a second child is Little Man all gnawing on his comb?)