What I Love About My Kid Assignment

I’m setting myself an assignment.  Three assignments. One assignment per kid.  And then one for my husband.  Because he deserves one, too. So four assignments. I will write one post per kid (and husband) listing everything I love about them. I’ve been...

The Day After Mother’s Day Slump

I had a fantastic Mother’s Day. Really, probably the best ever. I didn’t cook a single meal or wash a single dish. I got my bike fixed.  We got a basket for Lucy.  Then we went for a family bike ride. (Josh had Levi in a bike seat in the front and Benjamin...

The Marathon I Was Trying To Sprint

Ever notice how when you get really involved in a hobby it starts leaking into all aspects of your life?  Like how you explain the way you see your children? I’ve been purposely introspective lately about how I see my children, how I treat my children, how I...

Meet-and-Greet Monday: Easter in Hawaii

Josh’s dad gave a wonderful sermon in the park, followed by an Easter egg hunt. After all the eggs were hidden, the word “Go!” sounded, to the delight of two small children and one college graduate days from marriage. I could have zoomed in, but then...

The Three-Year-Old Stutter

Is it just my family? Olivia did the same thing when she was three.  I’m glad because I don’t have to wonder if Benjamin’s will go away. For both of them, when they turned three, their little minds started working faster than their tiny tongues could...