Mickey Mouse and Pirate Daddy
We walked to the Pumpkin Patch celebration on post last night, all dressed up (yes, even me). I love Halloween and playing dress up with …
My Arm Needed Artwork, Apparently
Don’t ask me what the heck he was thinking, the kid colors everything. I guess I was next. I needed something pretty. My arm was …
This is How Baby Dude Rolls
While his sister is off playing with friends, and his brother is playing a game, he steals her after-game snack, and my chair, and this …
Soccer Knocks ‘Em Out
Soccer’s a tiring sport, man. After the game nap. Couldn’t resist sharing this! Watching his siblings play, man, you can’t get anymore exhausted as a …
I Love Babywearing. Let’s Keep It Safe and Educate
My love for babywearing always becomes renewed when I get something new to play with. Introducing our family’s newest sling by Seven Slings called “Carmel …
Frankenstein of Birthday Cakes – Baby Dude’s Birthday in Pictures
September 27th, the day of his actual birthday, we began with breakfast in the hotel in Asheville, NC, just before we packed to go home …
The Toddler Picasso
My sweet Baby Dude found a wayward marker, and began coloring the back of an envelope he pulled off my desk. He sat happily scrawling …
The Shower Dance
Sometimes, in the evenings, I have to scheme my way away from Baby Dude in order to get a shower. This never goes well, as …
Healing a Failed Summer (and Heart)
There are days when my fists are so tight, veins are protruding out of my arm, my teeth are clenched and my brow’s hanging furiously …
Some Parenting Firsts are Not Cool
I can now (literally) say that Baby Dude is an escape artist, and not just out of the confines of his car seat (I really …
Adventures in Stitches (NEVER. AGAIN.)
My poor, dear, sweet Baby Dude had his stitches removed. And by removed, I mean, serious temper tantrum throwing while screaming at the top of …
That’s How He Rolls. Literally.
A formula for awesome:Take my youngest.Add to that one variable dumbbell.The end result? Lots and lots of laughter, as he pushes it around the floor. …