The snow finally melted! A lot of it was the sun, but a lot of it was me tromping up and down the hill a million times in my snow boots and taking a snow shovel to a path down the middle. Really helped heat the ground underneath and encourage the thaw! Woohoo! We made … [Read more…]
As with all things, life eventually goes on. Wounds heal, children grow, learn and start to gain attitudes 😉 I saw my doctor today and she said we could ‘get busy’ making another baby whenever we decide it’s time. Meanwhile, the toddler is learning how to climb steps, mimics everyone, and is on the cusp … [Read more…]
I swear I had a great picture for this post and yet, nada! However, another big hurdle seems to have basically evaporated overnight! The big kid is WRITING! Yup, at first it was just her name (I’d been trying to get her to write it and the most I could ever get was a K … [Read more…]
I’m not sure if this is a fist pump or just an awwww…. I was talking to Keeley yesterday about visiting with my family this weekend. She was excited to give gifts to her cousins. It didn’t occur to her she might be getting any. I vacillate between anguish and wonder as to why God … [Read more…]
This is my little sassy one: Now, for a 3 year old (2 months until she’s 4!!) she actually does REALLY well at cleaning up after herself. She even has started clearing her spot at the table with reminders, asking whether she can put her stuff in the dishwasher, etc. Toys are a little trickier. … [Read more…]
My kids have 3 different bath states. Well, at least the big kid does. Either she gets a quick soap down and has to hurry up and get out, this happens minus the hair washing, or she enjoys a long bath with bubbles and etc. The quick baths are almost always met with defiance. How … [Read more…]
Thankfully, we have a grandmother (my mom) who listens when we suggest spring/summer toys at Christmas. I don’t know that other people understand, but when your kid’s birthday is in the fall, you don’t get much in the way of outside toys show up ‘gratis’. I’d been putting her off, saying it wasn’t spring yet, … [Read more…]
This week, we had been on the road. Little miss was throwing a huge fit. She didn’t want to go home. Until I remembered. The pajamas. Some time ago we had taken a trip and put a pair of pajamas in the car. We left them there, so she hadn’t worn them in quite some … [Read more…]
As you can tell from the photo we stop what we are doing when a good song comes on the radio, and we just dance. Dishwasher half unloaded, doesn’t matter, it’s time for a dance and that’s that. This was our first ‘feet on feet’ dance.. usually she gets picked up and whirled around. If … [Read more…]
The other night I cleaned off the counter (by this I mean I moved the stacks of mail not yet gone through and wiped it down with soap and water and dried it). See all the stacks on the table behind her in the pictures? oh and the 2 weeks ago Halloween costumes? Yup, awesome, … [Read more…]