I Wanna Be Like You

This family epitomizes cool. They own an amazing day spa, dabbled in creating a neighborhood cafe, work in real estate and if that wasn't enough they totally sealed their personal coolness factor by becoming true urbanites. They left suburbia for... The Pearl. When I first heard what they were doing I was jealous. Really. Really. Jealous. No one but the coolest people on the block could pull off such a gutsy move and their year was amazing. Restaurants, culture, shops, and neighbors - everything was within walking distance and at two years old their little one already knows the Pearl like it was her own personal playground. Did I mention I was jealous?

Haley and Taylor are more than cool. They are pretty amazing parents too. Some people just "get" it and they definitely fall into the "getting it" category. Whenever I see parents stooping down to enter into their children's world it makes me smile. As busy parents with a lot on our plates, it's so easy to rush around, try to get everything done and expect our children to follow, smile for the camera, and happily move onto our next important task. When in reality all our children want to do is explore their world, point at goldfish, and find one more amazing rock. And you know what? That's okay. It's more that okay. It's beautiful, and Haley and Taylor get that.