One Picture of Excitement!
Sometimes one wonderful thing - one saying, one picture, one smile - can lift your entire day! For me, this day, it was already a happy day (birthday for one of my kiddos) but one picture made everyone super excited! [...]
How Is Potty Training Going?
If your kiddo never makes a mess, don't read. If you have never had body fluids all over you at some random time with a child giggling, don't read. If you are like me, read, laugh, and take a sigh as you think, “thankful that wasn't me today.” Laughter is good medicine. [...]
What This Mother Wanted
What This Mother Wanted TimeWarp From May 12, 2024 Becky returned to us for the summer (or at least a bit of it) on Saturday. Louis brought her home from the airport in the wee hours when everyone else was sleeping. We had work that ended at 2pm. It was [...]
Thea’s Counting
Thea’s Counting March 9, 2024 “Listen mom!” Yells Thea, “listen Christina!” She excitedly counts down from 20. She’s been doing that for a while, but today had both of us in the living room when she was showing off. She had just read a picture book to Laud and spelled [...]
Pumpkins
Pumpkin Memories [...]
Let Thea Do It!
January 1, 2021 Let Thea Do It! My almost 2 year old thinks she’s a gymnast and the gym is her second home. She thinks she’s a member of Civil Air Patrol like Christina and Kimberly. She thinks she can ride Lucas’ bike. She thinks she can build shelves like [...]
Memories
February 7, 2020 Memories My Daddy always said the internet was just another tool. I’ve chosen to look at all social media platforms in the same way. They are just tools. Use them but don’t allow them to steal time and energy from you. One of my favorite things about [...]
Frogger
Memories associated with one simple game... [...]
Fatherhood
June 17, 2019 Fatherhood So, you know this huge thing called “Fatherhood?” What comes to mind? A parenting book I read when I was twelve (yes, oldest sibling perks!) said something like “the child’s view of God as a Father is directly impacted by their experience with their Earthly Father.” [...]
Goofy Meme
A meme shared by their uncle provides for a funny, entertaining morning! [...]