Playtime
They fight just as much as they get along. But they are best friends.
Imagination With a Receipt
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…
Rainy Days
I forgot that in Michigan, you can count on it raining at least one or two full days each week, destroying the option to meander along the beach. The view of the sand from our front porch was completely drenched with puddles. We’re not used to that much rain here…
Children’s Museum
We have an amazing children’s museum in our city. We finally went to check it out thanks to some passes from my friend. I loved all of the extra colorful touches that were found near the entrance. Blake was on cloud nine and had a deer-in-the-headlights look on his face…
Airborne
A co-worker of Troy’s recently opened one of those trampoline arenas. He invited us to check it out. It’s safe to say that the boys thought they had died and gone to bouncy heaven. The warehouse had over 75 interconnected trampolines, including a specific arena for dodgeball. It’s a good…
Legoland
I had so much fun building an animal village with my buddy Blake last night. I forgot that I was his mom for a while. I was genuinely enjoying our play time. Blake kept repeating, “This is really really really fun.” How could it not be fun with the awesome…
Moments
I love moments. Maybe not so much in the moments of trying to get a three-year-old to skip one little step in his nightly routine without a meltdown, or reasoning with a baby to keep one morsel of food on his highchair tray, but more in the moments of finding…
Playdough
When I woke up this morning to face a cold rainy Saturday with the little ones alone again, I knew I had to think of something creative to do or we would all go crazy. Yesterday was not the high point with either of the boys and having no husband…
Ya-Ma
Guess who came to visit her new grandson and coordinate outfits with him? It was so nice to have my mom around for awhile, especially to entertain the toddler. Blake baked all sorts of treats with his “Ya-Ma Youlie” (Grandma Julie). Grandma taught Blake that cookies were a breakfast food….
I Only Cried Once
Today was my first day at home alone with our two children. I usually don’t like to share such graphic details, but as I look back upon how the day’s events unfolded, I am sure that my first day will be a source of humor in days (maybe weeks) to…