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You can ask her her name, her favorite show, what she likes to eat - the answer for the next couple of weeks will be the same. She'll squint her eyes and squish her face, exclaiming "Two!" in a sometimes-North-Carolinan but always...
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You can ask her her name, her favorite show, what she likes to eat - the answer for the next couple of weeks will be the same. She'll squint her eyes and squish her face, exclaiming "Two!" in a sometimes-North-Carolinan but always...
whoops!
Didn't mean to blurt out my latest news that way...there seems to be a lot of whoops going around. Enter precious baby #3: I have a lot to tell you...but for now I'll let these first pics of our son sink in. A son. It feels as ...
whoops!
Didn't mean to blurt out my latest news that way...there seems to be a lot of whoops going around. Enter precious baby #3: I have a lot to tell you...but for now I'll let these first pics of our son sink in. A son. It feels as ...
it\'s here...
Potty-training time. I don't think she's entirely ready but so far the score is 3:1 ( the accidents are winning, but time will tell...). ...
it\'s here...
Potty-training time. I don't think she's entirely ready but so far the score is 3:1 ( the accidents are winning, but time will tell...). ...
the blankie game
I have no clue what it's really called. But I remember doing silly stuff like this with my little sister. Do you? ...
the blankie game
I have no clue what it's really called. But I remember doing silly stuff like this with my little sister. Do you?...
this is ashlyn praying
This is Ashlyn praying. She takes it pretty seriously. But it's hilarious to watch. Squeezing her eyes shut, squinting while she tries to peek around the room, mumbling along with Daddy's blessing... ...
this is ashlyn praying
This is Ashlyn praying. She takes it pretty seriously. But it's hilarious to watch. Squeezing her eyes shut, squinting while she tries to peek around the room, mumbling along with Daddy's blessing......
sunshine and happiness
Evyn has always been a thinking child. And a verbal one. And a dramatic one. She is going through some phase that resembles puberty - grumpy, wired, happy one minute, totally ticked the next, witty, logical, argumentative, loving...you know. Miss......
knock her socks off
It would appear my obsession with her feet includes being tickled watching her yank her socks off. I swear every time we go somewhere I have to scramble around the floorboard for her socks and shoes and re-dress her feet......
evyn's guide to spring, part 2: hoops, flowers, and rocks
Does anyone remember hula hoop-ing?! She saw something pink and purple with sparkles peeking out of a bin at Target, and when I pulled it out to hula right there in the aisle, she was hooked. And let's not forget......
evyn's guide to spring, part 1: hopscotch
I've never been much of an outside person. I don't know why. I grew up in Montana, and I love the idea of the outdoors. But actually going outside seems like work. Especially last spring and summer, when Ashlyn was......
bronchitis
Everyone has it right now. Not the end of the world, big picture. But I am the whiniest sick person. The whiniest. So excuse my tardiness while I get better. How about a picture?...
later that day...
A girl found a monkey (in her sissy's glaringly bright room). The girl squished and squeezed. She loves to squish and squeeze.A lot. I mean A LOT. Yes, this, too, was a "is this chick cool or what?" moment. Wishing......
...and meet gregor's competition
They compete for attention, for toys, for FOOD! Gregor is basically a toddler at times...or, well, maybe Ashlyn is a Shih Tzu....
pizza night
Not long ago we started Family Pizza Night. It's not an original concept, but I tend to subscribe to the do-it-myself-it's-just-easier method of cooking (and cleaning, and check-writing, and phone-calling, etc). But I'm enjoying this stage of family ...
full throttle
...and she's off folks! My baby-est of babies is toddling. Proudly, furiously, and with a purpose. And that purpose is sometimes mischievous......
how we spent our christmas season
(This post is mostly for me...to remember my favorite Christmas yet, so apologies in advance if my family album bores you a little)Making bell ornaments for the grandparents' trees... that resembled the ones Mommy made when she was little... Singing....
life goes on
It was Lora's birthday yesterday. I didn't write a post honoring my sister. I always do - on her actual birthday. But our entire family was getting over a major stomach bug and I had gotten behind on laundry etcetera......
dancing queen
Sometimes we just turn the music on and let her go......
a successful first party for Baby A
We are back and I'm so very behind. Ashlyn's party went off perfectly. My friends and gracious hosts Paul & Kat didn't bat an eye when 25 people (half of them children) squeezed into their home and I am so......
my proud little homeowner
A couple of weeks ago, Evyn was flipping through her National Geographic for Kids magazine and came upon a "gingerbread" house she just had to make. Fond of the magazine-inspired creative process myself, I was anxious to help her vision......
birthday linens
So, someone is turning one year old soon. I know - EEK! Per tradition, we will be going to Nashville just before Thanksgiving to celebrate with friends and family. Which means I need to whip up a set of birthday......
halloween, part 2
I bet you think that as a crafty, creative person, and amateur sew-er, I have a hayday with Halloween. I don't. Maybe it's because I'm usually busy planning for other things...Evyn's birthday, now Ashlyn's birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Hallo...
halloween, part 1
The night before Halloween we had a sort of Family Night. James brought home the fixings to make a halloween treat that was way too sweet, but fun to make anyway. Do these look like ghosts to you? Evyn did......
four (sniff, sniff)
That's right, everyone. My baby is four. Those of you who've been reading along for a couple of years now...can you believe how the time has passed? The cool thing about fall birthdays is all the options for parties -......
signed, Evyn
I never intended for her bedroom to be yellow - she was supposed to share a room with Ashlyn, remember? That room is painted a restful, calm lavender. This room is playful, buttery yellow because, well, it was supposed to......
gratuitous
Okay, still not a real post. But every time I go into my picture editing software I run across this photo and love it. So I thought I'd paste it to one of my favorite places: here. Technical issues have......
