My son Andy thinks I’m incredible.
Well, he hasn’t used those exact words, but I’m sure he does. He thinks I know how to translate baby cries and coos. Seriously.
Every time Evan cries, he asks, “What’s Evan saying?” I generally know if it’s that she needs a diaper change or it’s time to eat, etc. He [...]

Our tiny preemie is growing, more every day! She’s finally hit the stage where she likes Mommy better than Daddy (she was a Daddy’s girl until last week).
She’s been sitting up for a couple of months, but I wanted to share this photo of her sitting on our bed. I surprised her with the camera, [...]

We have a very small entryway off of our front door. It’s our main entrance. With four small kids, the clutter can easily spill into the living room, or dining room… or down the hallway. Shoes, coats, library books, etc.
So, I came up with this “method” for reducing our clutter. Each child has a wooden [...]

I took computer programming in high school. (Save the nerd comments, thank you.) I know what an infinite loop is. I’m sure most of you do, too, with or without programming. For those of you who do not know, let me submit this example of a conversation Connor and I keep having.
Connor: “Hey, Mom… Guess [...]

I’ve been in the Christmas spirit today. (My friend Jamie would be so proud!) I’m actually working on our Christmas card design. I know, I know… It’s still October. But I say work when you’re inspired to do so!
At any rate, I was thinking about where we were this time last year and I remembered [...]

My husband Nathan and I were joking the other day about the “milestones” we’d add to our baby books if we had published them. For instance, Evan discovered the little springy doorstop behind our bathroom door today. “Bo-o-oing!” Each of our kids have gone through a phase where that particular doorstop has fascinated them. So, [...]

It’s 3:56 a.m.
I just nursed Evan and put her back to bed. But I can’t sleep.
With every pregnancy, I’ve gone through this. These crazy times when I sleep better in the middle of the day (during nap time) than at night.
So, what can I do in the middle of the night to not wake up [...]

In the past few days, Evan has started babbling a real syllable: “Ba-ba-baaa-ba.” Thankfully, we know she’s 100% human and 0% sheep.
I thought it might be time to start working on her vocabulary some more, so I’ ve been stressing the “Ma-Ma” variety. Tonight, she did it! She’s done it a few times now and [...]

We have friends who are missionaries in China. I do a lot of design work for them here and mail out their monthly update letters. This is partly to protect them from the Chinese government, who might not like the “work” their seeking to do there. At any rate, they have small children also and [...]

I have a habit of making up silly songs and singing them around the house. Often, they don’t make much sense. They usually rhyme, but they are always (always) sung off key. That’s just the way I do it.
Andy and Brady have slowly started to enjoy these insane songs, but Connor hasn’t come around yet. [...]