A hair-raising good time…
The week before Christmas the Spouse was giving the girls a bath when he created this masterpiece:
The week before Christmas the Spouse was giving the girls a bath when he created this masterpiece:
Our new nickname for our 3-year old (Toddler 1) is “Super-Soaker.” It has nothing to do with the air-powered water guns made famous in the 90’s, but rather with Toddler 1’s incredible ability to soak up anything and everything that is said within earshot and repeat it at the most surprising of times. Here are…
An excerpt from my conversation with my eldest after I picked her up from school yesterday: The Kindergartener: Almost everyone in our family has a job! Me: Oh, yeah? How is that? The Kindergartener: Well, Daddy goes to work. {My sisters} go to preschool. And, I have two jobs! I go to choir AND school….
Yesterday was a big day for the Toddler… she got her right arm back. The worrier in me is concerned because it still looks a little bent, especially compared to her left arm. So, of course, I’ve Googled it, and the consensus seems to be that it can take up to a year for a…
Now that the Baby is officially mobile, she stays busy getting into all of her sisters’ toys… things she’s had her eyes on for months and just couldn’t quite reach. This, of course, annoys the girls to no end. The Toddler is especially territorial with certain toys, like the dollhouse. And, right now, the Baby…
Sweet Toddler, It has been exactly two years since you joined our family. Since then, you’ve added more energy, personality, and joy to our mix than we knew possible. You still don’t have a baby book or any photo albums chronicling your first holidays or vacations. And, honestly, this is largely your fault. You are…
Someone has been very busy lately. And, this excessive mischief combined with the abrupt drop in outdoor temperatures is making me think back to the frigid winter of 2010 when we I suffered a severe case of cabin fever and nearly went insane. I can handle a few episodes of defiance. I can handle some…