Note: this post is in tribute to “keeping it real.” Do I really want to remember the hard, crazy days in the future when all this fades from my memory? I sure do. Sometimes I think I’m losing it. It all started up this morning with Claire wetting her bed…again. And then Lucy’s diaper explosion…
I got woken up this morning (for the third time) at 9:36 by Grace coming into my room and telling me very sweetly that the developmental specialist was here for Lucy. Yep. I’m admitting it right here…9:36! But the first time I woke up was at 2:02, and that was because I had the worst…
I need to face it. My kids are going to grow up. I’ve brainstormed 7 ideas for connecting with kids that I absolutely love. These ideas enrich motherhood for me and help me soak in my “babies” for as long as they’ll let me.
So Dave is home safe and sound and all is suddenly right in the world again (aside from a chorus of stuffy noses and sneezes going on around here all day). We are laden down with some great Chinese knock-offs he brought home for us and he’s even almost over his jet lag already. Despite…
Back in January I was so inspired by my cousin-in-law Kara’s new “word” for the new year. She wrote a post about it here and explains it beautifully. She picks a word each year as sort of a theme and tries to live it throughout the year. I got all motivated for 2008 and decided…
I forgot to write some of my favorite moments at Disneyland, and then I’ll quit talking about the darn trip. –Listening to Max and Elle assure Grace over and over and over again that Space Mountain is NOT scary and that she was going to LOVE it. She didn’t, but she was brave enough to…
Finally, we made our pilgrimage to Disneyland. This was a long time in the making. We’re not one of those Disneyland families who have the annual passes and go all the time. The last time we went was five years ago and we took Max & Elle and left our then baby Grace at home…
I got to come home from Utah after Christmas and photograph these newborn twins. Now if that’s not a lucky thing to help get back into the grind of every day life then I don’t know what is. These girls live right down the street so I get to go snuggle them up whenever I…