The tooth fairy paid another visit to our house this week and it reminded me of the first time a tooth was lost. Blake was beyond thrilled about his dollar bill that he received under his pillow. A few nights later, he proudly walked upstairs to show me that he…
Lately, Blake has been bringing home books that he writes during his free time at school. They are usually about his family and I love them so much. Translation: Finn smiles a lot. He is a good baby. I love him. I make him smile. I play with him everyday….
Troy had the last two weeks off work for paternity leave. It was, in a word, divine. Maybe it wasn’t quite as heavenly as when we shipped the older two boys off to their grandparents’ house for ten days when newborn baby #3 entered our world. But since school made…
Troy figured we better include the boys in some of my birthday celebrations because they get more excited about birthdays than anyone. Especially considering they were completely left out for the first few phases. In fact, Blake in particular was devastated when the limo pulled away without him in it….
I’m cutting it close for squeezing in our annual fall snapshot, but the week of Thanksgiving still counts as fall, right? Without further ado, here is our 2013 snapshot in words (and a few pictures), capturing the here and now. The most prominent change in our lives is Troy’s work…
When my family was visiting over Easter, I pulled in the driveway one afternoon to find my dad and Blake lounging in folding chairs in the front yard. Blake informed me that they were “camping.” Hey, if all it requires to go camping are some chairs and an umbrella in…
I love the imaginations of preschool aged children. I think that is why I always gravitated towards the young ones back in my teaching days. But I don’t think I grasped back then just how fulfilling it would be to have my very own creative sidekick who constantly invents pretend…
I have spent several years lamenting about my hometown 4th of July festivities. I miss the huge parades, fairs, concerts, basketball tournaments, theater productions and fireworks that brought our whole town together. I miss gathering with my extended family for barbecues and diving contests. I feel nostalgic as each 4th…
Our first port of call was Grand Cayman. Now that is some clear water. We all brought our own snorkeling gear, so we did a little shore snorkeling. I feel like pictures can never capture how vibrant all the colors are on the ocean floor. Grand Cayman’s seven mile beach…
After months of trying to take Blake’s beloved raggedy “nie-night” away from him, we finally succeeded. Even though his lovey was falling apart so much that I could barely wash it anymore without half of the batting falling out, I have to admit that I became a little sentimental when…
