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ByHollieGreetings from “the happiest place on earth.” We’ve ventured far from home to experience our first family adventure here in Disney World. We’re getting geared up for our first official (full) day in the park tomorrow. Rain or shine, hot or cold, we’ll be securing our two into their double-wide stroller and heading out in…
Little voices in my car…
ByHollieOne of the recurring arguments we run into around here is over which music we’ll be listening to in the car. While the Preschooler prefers her songs to be loud and fast, the Toddler is currently more interested in ballads and lullabies, or what you might call easy-listening. Over the summer I searched out a…
Language lessons
ByHollieUp until this point, the Toddler has not talked much beyond her basic set of essential words. Of course, with the amount of talking her sisters do, there’s hardly any available airtime. But, recently, she has started verbally expressing herself more often with words and the occasional phrase. This is great, except that she speaks…
Need a new song?
ByHollieLast night around 10:00 I was getting ready to sit down and write a post about what we’ve been doing these past few days. But, then, I suddenly remembered we were out of milk and butter, and I decided to run to the grocery store and grab those essentials while I could do so by…
Eight! How can it be?
ByHollieDear 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…
Surely she didn’t just do that…
ByHollieThe Toddler has always been the type of child that needs particularly close supervision when she’s playing. She’s quiet, fast, curious, and short. So, I know to keep a close eye on her lest I want to find her attempting to put a key in a light socket or pushing her doll stroller up the…
