Crew went ahead and graduated from Kindergarten. There wasn’t a school-sponsored graduation, so some of the moms put together an after school graduation ceremony. This was the only year that Blake and Crew will be at the same school together. Kindergarten started later in the morning than the rest of…
Baseball season is my favorite time of year. Crew met new friends and had a great coach pitch season on Team Storm.
I took Crew to Disneyland for a belated birthday date. After the third ride or so, he told me, “I’ve been waiting for this day for so long.” Later, he told me, “This is the best day of my life!” Disney days are so different with each of my boys…
When you’re six, your birthday is everything. At six years old, Crew is obsessed with sharks and dogs and his mama. A few days after Crew’s actual birthday, we had 20 five to seven year olds over for a shark-themed birthday party. We split the kids into groups and rotated…
Before leaving Vegas, Crew and Finn were happy to try out our friends’ new snow cone machine. We sent them in the backyard with their flavored ice to prevent a sticky mess in the house. The funniest conversations took place between the two of them, as well as new, morbid…
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for golden evening light. My tombstone will probably say something like, “Look at the light!” because I point it out to my kids every single day. Warm summer nights are the perfect time to round up whoever I can to come out and…
We kicked off the summer with a boy and his bike. It was our first summer in our new neighborhood and I was looking forward to it so much. With no house hunting or moving on the horizon, the summer felt wide open with possibilities. It’s no secret how much…
Crew enjoyed water day on his last day of preschool. I stayed to volunteer and helped at the sand art and necklace making stations. After an adorable musical program, the preschoolers were promised popsicles. Finn finagled his way into getting a popsicle too. We adored Crew’s preschool and teacher and…
Nash officially retired from baseball this year so I was really happy when Crew wanted to play Tball. I’m a sucker for Little League. There’s just something about those practices and games on warm spring nights that make it feel like the whole town is coming together. Crew played for…
Crew always manages to convince us to have a birthday celebration with friends. It’s hard to resist the level of persuasion and excitement he has about birthday parties. I didn’t mind too much this year because his idea was to gather at a new local park. All it required was…
