Pride month...
It's Pride month and while we are usually in Boston for their Pride Week (and very sad not to be this year) we couldn't let the whole month go by without doing something to celebrate. So today we made this rainbow turtle. The turtle itself was part of art camp and we made him rainbow with lots of gems. Evie had a lot of fun weaving the colors into him and adding all his embellishments. We have had many talks over the years about how families look different and how love is what makes a family. As she's gotten older I've gone a little more in depth about those things but mostly she understands that some families have mommies and daddies, some have just a mama or just a daddy, some have bonus parents, and others have two mama's or two daddies and that any and all of these combinations are totally OK. The important thing is that families love and respect each other and create a safe and loving place for everyone involved. I think it helps that her family unit is just...