Like a shepherd

Mad in the middle

Now that the Kindergartener is in school for a big portion of the day, the Preschooler and the Baby are having to adjust to the new dynamic around here as it's just the two of them {and me!} at home until mid-afternoon. So far, this is not going well. The Baby is determined to be a playmate, but … [Read more...]

She goes nuts for donuts: A party in pictures

The Preschooler turned four over the weekend, and we celebrated with a family party at our house. This year she chose the party theme herself: donuts. Who could argue with that? So, we started the day off with a mid-morning visit to the "donut factory," also known as our local Krispy Kreme. I … [Read more...]

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: The most disturbing part of this whole situation was that we … [Read more...]

The “bee”-long project and going back to {pre}school

The Kindergartener had her first homework assignment over the weekend, and to be honest... I was just a little too excited about it. Her teacher has a cute honey bee theme for the classroom this year, so in step with that theme, she wanted everyone to decorate their own honeycomb with pictures or … [Read more...]