We own a Little League baseball instruction manual — probably from the late 80’s — that I bought at a garage sale last summer for a quarter. I bought it simply because my kids love and want to absorb any tidbit of information about the sport. I had no idea they’d love the book this [...]

Me: “Connor, can I tell you a secret?”
Connor: “Yup.” (smiles)
Me: “I love you, Bo. You’re my favorite two-year-old in the whole wide world.”
Connor:“Fanks!” [That's 'thanks.'] “Mommy. I tell you a shriek-it?”
Me: (trying not to laugh at ’shriek-it…’) “Sure.”
Connor:“I wuv you. Bunchies.”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, every mommy needs a little Bo. [...]

One year ago, I was sitting in a hospital bed in Chicago for the sixth straight day when in walks the doctor. She made an announcement to my husband and me that has forever changed our lives:
“Looks like you need to have a baby today!”
It was precisely two months before my due date, but I [...]

My kids have recently discovered hockey via the old Disney “Mighty Ducks” movies. They’re so intrigued. They started using their baseball bats for hockey sticks.
I made the mistake of telling them that when their Uncle Chad and I were younger, we used milk jug lids as our hockey “pucks.” (Never mind the scale issue… the [...]

As a Mom who’s practically birthed her own day-care, I often get asked “How do you do it all?! You sure have your hands full.”
If they’ve ever seen my house (and the housework that often gets left undone,) they’d know. But, I digress. Here’s the real way to do it all:

Yup, that’s two-year-old Connor feeding baby [...]

We had Evan’s baby dedication and first birthday party this weekend (though she’s not officially a year old ’til Friday. I’ll post more photos of her then.) To make her party a bit more festive, I decorated my dining room table with this inexpensive and efficient table runner:

Yup, that’s just a huge piece of birthday wrapping [...]

You know that verse in the Bible from Romans that is the basis for salvation through faith? This one:
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” –Romans 3:23
I was reminded last night that my children are included in that “all.” Not that I had any doubts, mind you, since I am [...]

As a Mom of four little ones (+ 1 in utero), I soooo wish I could go on strike like the Hollywood writers. I spent much of the end of last week and all day Saturday preparing for Evan’s first birthday “party.” (I say “party” because it’s just our families coming over after church for [...]

I wrote just the other day about Connor’s love for his (graham cracker) “bones.” Imagine my surprise — and Connor’s elation — when we found these at the store today:

Yup, Keebler makes Scooby snack dog-bone shaped graham crackers, just for crazy kids like mine. We bought one box and Connor has carried it around (unopened) [...]

We’re up to three… teeth!
 Sunday, Evan got her second tooth and Wednesday her third. Both on top.
Once they come in enough to actually show when she smiles, I’ll post a photo. For now, she’s enjoying some relief by biting crackers.