This last week, it seems that Liam has officially crossed the bridge taking him from the ephemeral days of baby-dom into destined boyhood. We’ve seen glimpses...

As aforementioned, we went to Austin last weekend to celebrate our niece/cousin Ella’s third birthday (early — since they’re moving). By no understatement, the party was crazy....

Today, I took the kids to go swimming. On the way (not really), I picked up a car-less friend who lives on this little dirt...

The boys, like most young children, starve for new information. So, where do they go for bedtime stories? The encyclopedia, naturally. Well, the other night...

Yesterday, we (the entire family) planted our first vegetable garden. I had no idea the amount of toil this would require, managing the kids and exactly how...

  I remember as a child and teenager hearing, “why are you so eager to grow up? What’s the rush?” Even as a little person,...

We’re late to be somewhere, anywhere. You approach me and ask, “Mom, will you put on my shoes?” I bend down, wrestling to force your...

When Mark and I went to London for our honeymoon, we found this quaint bookshop full of all sorts of literary treasure, old and new.  In it...

So this last week I’ve been cleaning out the kids rooms of toys, books, and needless junk to make room for more toys, books, and...

me: Do you want to color? Liam: Yeah, that would be great! Let’s color in this book. me: No, let’s color these pages here. Liam:...