Poppy sometimes feels like a little whirlwind. She’s so active and interested in everything, and it seems like we just go-go-go all day long.

A visit from Sam, Sophie and Wilson helps to put that into perspective.

Where Poppy is go-go-go, my nephews and niece are Go!Go!Go! They’re an enthusiastic, energetic little group, and Everything! They! Do! They! Do! With! Feeling! (and Exclamation Points! Naturally!). And when they’re around, Poppy rachets up her act to GoGoGo. She can’t quite match them yet — it’s her short legs, mostly — but she tries.

They wear me out. They drive me a little nuts sometimes. But they give wonderful hugs, and they say the funniest, weirdest things, and the house is always a little less bright when they leave.