Lorelei, 18 months.

For Lorelei's 18 month birthday, we went to the Morton Arboretum for a chilly walk in the trees (and their awesome tree house exhibit) and a trip to their Enchanted Wonderland model train room where every kid's eyes were as big as saucers.

What to tell you about Lorelei at 18 months? She's smart as a whip and developing a wicked sense of humor. She's starting to get more determined about what she wants but at least at this point her tantrums are too humorous to get frustrated by. Everyone we know asks if she's "this happy" or "this mellow" at home. Answer? Not all the time. But we feel we're pretty darn lucky to have such a great kid.