Sawyer loves the show Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (for those of you who don’t have kids, it’s a spinoff of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, and has a few of the same characters). My friend offered to make his birthday cake for him because she said she had a “cute idea”. . . I couldn’t have imagined that […]

Dear Sawyer, Today you are two. You were just born though, so I’m not sure how that happened. Entering this world squealing like a fighting cat and weighing over nine pounds, even at a week before your due date. You are a little chatterbox. But you speak mostly jibberish, and I can’t translate most of […]

Oh summer, how I love thee. I’m pretty sure I’ve declared my love for summer more times than should be legal. But it’s true. We are having a blast this year–working on house projects, filling our weeks with play dates, visiting some of our favorite spots, staying school ready by reading and working on school […]

Around these parts one thing ends and another picks up like the passing of the baton in a relay. No gaps–no breaks. The baseball season ended on a Saturday and soccer picked right up forty eight hours later on Monday. Four evenings a week between the two of them playing. . . and it’s all […]

Last week we took a quick spontaneous trip up to the Lake. The boys were thrilled at the thought of going to the beach, though it’s not “beachy” in the way that you’d envision a perfect day on the beach. The water is murky with lots of debris. The sandy part of the beach is about […]

I accidentally took a week long hiatus from blogging. Remembering to past summers, I have always struggled with keeping up during these two months. There is too much going on, not as much “down” time to keep up with the blog and when I do have down time, there is usually something a little more […]

School is out for the summer! I know for some of you, you’re saying it’s about darn time! as your kids have been done for a full month now. . . but up here in these parts, kids go to school until July is almost here. Crazy, crazy. Now that school is out, it’s time to start […]

1. Infinite possibilities: This is the phrase that James and I used to use when we were dating, and we had “free time”. We were in college, and usually our schedules were packed with things. . . classes, practice, intermurals, homework, road trips. . . you name it. I remember when we had an unexpected […]

My two older boys are not natural “play outside” kids. I know that sounds really weird, but both of them literally have no idea what to do with themselves when we have them come outside to play. I think winter squashes their outdoor imagination. Carter is definitely worse than Brayden, and literally asks every five […]

Well, I hit a wall a couple weeks ago. A food wall. Like so many people in this country, I am addicted to food. I’ll openly admit that, because really when it comes down to it, I think most of us are. It’s such an easy trap to fall into. We love spending time with […]