Thumper, Thumper, Thumper. You are SO not ready to give up naps yet. Sunday evening, he fell asleep over his dinner.  We got him down from the high chair and tried to wake him up.  He curled up on the couch and ignored us. I pulled him off the couch and into my lap, and […]

A few days ago, I caught Tad leaving the bathroom with a stack of five library books under his arm. Eyebrow raised, I asked, “How many library books do you need to go to the bathroom?” Tad immediately responded with, “Some men use newspaper instead.” I had no response.  Well played, boy, well played.

When you turn seven, you get to ask Mom for a special breakfast.  In this case, gingerbread scones.  And Mom will put a candle in the scone and sing. Then you get to choose what you want for dinner – and you decide to go to Red Robin.  And you get to open a couple […]

This tiny little face. It’s been seven years since he first made his appearance. Here he is at one month old, in the glider. And now he’s a crazy big kid. Time sure went by quickly….