When the only thing that could cause you to return your kid becomes a real possibility. 

Sometimes I think my daughter is the most talented artist in the world. Other times she draws grass. 

When your best family photo is from Halloween.

Halloween, last year. 

Kids are precious when they smirk instead of smile in their school pictures.

Kids are precious when they refuse to nap yet fall asleep five minutes before you need to leave the house. 

Kid notes are special. Kid notes asking for things can be annoying, but still cute. Kid notes demanding a baby sister are...precious. 

Kids are precious when they take their Jedi poses to the next level and scare the **** out of you.

When getting a haircut is the same thing as having a limb cut off.

Kids are precious when they think that landscaping bricks are just really big and slightly heavy Legos. 

Kids are precious when they are melting down and screaming "Don't talk to me!" while also screaming "Do you hear me?!?" and when you answer they scream, "DON'T TALK TO ME!!!"

Kids are precious when you take them to an amusement park in a mall to celebrate their birthday and hear "This is the best birthday ever!" and you both question everything you've ever done for them and wonder if this would pass for Disney World. 

Kids are precious when you spend the money to take your kids to a broadway musical of a Disney movie they adore and you ask for one picture...and they give you this.