Out of the Blue

She just starts talking.  Just like that. Josh and I were being a bit goofy with Benjamin while giving him his bath, trying to convince him he wasn’t as cranky as he wanted to be. She came up behind us, put one hand on each of our shoulders and said quite...

Live-Blogging My Turkey Anxiety

Several days ago, I expressed my desire to Josh that I want to learn how to cook a turkey several years before I am expected to serve one to hundreds of people on a national holiday that centers on said turkey. And then, I was shopping at Kroger’s on Monday and...

The Death of a Pumpkin

In case you were wondering whatever happened to our beloved, toothless pumpkin.  Here are the chronicles of his short, sad, little life. Until next year…

Meet-and-Greet Monday

Aunt Sassa holding her favorite nephew. We dressed Benjamin up in cow outfit and this was the only picture we took. Pathetic excuse for a parent, I know. In my defense, it’s hard to take a picture of a child whose sole goal in life is to eat the camera. Olivia...