Mama T and Baby Z

This is a classic photo of Tori and Zadie. Tori has a special talent for making Zadie smile and she goes all out with weird voices, silly songs, and crazy faces to get a good smile. In this particular case, she was singing the Don Dinker song. How does that go? I'll ask Tori again when she gets home, but I know that's a favorite of my mom's, too.

Anyway, this is just one of the many special things that Mama T and Baby Z do together. Here's a list of their most common bonding moments:

• Tori watering the grass early in the morning with Zadie on her hip and in her pajamas.
• Tori bathing Zadie in the bathroom sink (Tori doesn't believe in those special baby bathtubs!).
• Tori cooking with Zadie in the Moby wrap (especially when I was in grad school and was doing my school work).
• Tori and Zadie lying on a blanket in our front yard.
• Tori taking Zadie to the beach and sitting under our big striped umbrella in the sand.
• Tori holding Zadie cheek to cheek and bouncing her to sleep at night.

I wish I could have photos or videos of all of those moments, but I'm pretty happy to have this one.