Dear Preschooler, As the third child, you may wear hand-me-downs and have a blank baby book. But, I’m determined you will at least have a blog post for your birthday. It’s a day late, but let’s not focus on that point… Yesterday you turned four. For several months now you’ve been telling us that you…
Oh, 1st Grader… you turn seven years old today. Part of me wants to freeze time, but the other part of me believes the best is yet to come as you keep growing and changing each year. You are still by far our most inquisitive child. Your questions range from, “Was your TV black and…
Dear Second Grader, Today you turn eight years old. Since eight is halfway to sixteen, this means I have exactly eight more years to lobby for our state to raise the legal driving age to something more sensible… like 25. I’ve seen you behind the wheel, and I just can’t bear the thought. This past…
Dear Toddler, It hardly seems possible, but you turned three years old over the weekend. You’re convinced you turned five, but I think my calculations are more accurate. We’re going to celebrate more officially with a family party next week, but your sisters insisted we go to Krispy Kreme on Saturday morning to kick off…