Hands off {literally}
Early yesterday morning the Spouse noticed the Baby was making a strange face. Knowing that her favorite pastime is grazing on foreign objects, he swiped his finger through her mouth and recovered the tiny hand you see below:
Early yesterday morning the Spouse noticed the Baby was making a strange face. Knowing that her favorite pastime is grazing on foreign objects, he swiped his finger through her mouth and recovered the tiny hand you see below:
Well, Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone, and it feels like we’re in full-on Christmas mode. I would love to say that our house is totally decorated, the shopping is done, and we’re all sipping hot cocoa by the fire while we listen to carols each evening. But, the girls are at an age where…
The week before Christmas the Spouse was giving the girls a bath when he created this masterpiece: He was understandably so proud. And, really, I think this set the tone for our Christmas this year. We had some high expectations for fun. Though we’re still celebrating with family this week, here are just…
We are now seven years into parenting. At the risk of sounding incredibly naive, can I say that I thought parenting would become more natural, more fluid, a bit easier as the years went by? Yet, this is anything but the case. In some ways, with each passing year I realize how many more things…
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…
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…
Today is Toddler 2’s birthday. She is so full of life and zeal that it’s hard to describe her and even harder to contain her. This picture suits her well… She is a fascinating combination of mischief and innocence. Adventure and froufrou. She is daring and bold, affectionate and passionate, temperamental and loving. Never afraid…
I love her expression! "What? Who me? What are you talking about?"
She is so cute!