The Absolute Best Sound in the World

Yesterday, my day started at 5:30.  Hill runs at 6, play date at the zoo at 10, lunch with Daddy at noon.  And I had three loads of laundry and a day’s worth of dishes to fit in there somewhere, as well.  By the time I got home, it was after 2pm and I was...

What I Love About My Three-Year-Old Boy

He is very logically minded.  I adore listening to his reasoning and arguments. He has a fantastic memory.  He is always surprising me with details he recalls from the past.  They do take awhile to figure out, though, as he refers to everything that happened before...

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...

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...