Today Brandon turned 2 1/2. I might be the only person who thinks about this, but every time it's halfway around the calendar from someone in my family's birthday, I notice. I guess that's from being a kid and wanting to call myself "8 in a half!" (yes, I know it's "and a half" but... Continue Reading →
We received our first insect pet today. "She" is a caterpillar Brandon has named "Butterfly." Cruisin' Made Steve snap an iPhone pic of the sunset on the way home from dinner last night. How cliché. I tried to convince Brandon that Butterfly would prefer to sleep outside tonight, but he told me she was scared. Holden... Continue Reading →
Here's what made me smile this week: My boys are really starting to love each other. Holden laughs while Brandon entertains him. Every morning, Brandon asks to go see Holdy. This kid's smileBrandon uses anything he finds as a bucket. I know my son is getting bigger because his toys are getting smaller. It's hard to... Continue Reading →
A few months ago, someone recommended I take a picture every day. That's a good idea, I thought to myself, but I never really did it. I'm not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination, but I like to take pictures and I have beautiful boys to be the subjects of said pictures. Then... Continue Reading →
Something I've learned in these past two and a half years about parenting: it's not for the faint of heart. Your children will try your patience and willpower and sanity unlike any other person can. I just keep telling myself I won't give in. But it does make me wonder how many people who are... Continue Reading →
I have put it off as long as I could. But I am now allowing these damn character shirts. Some of the kids in Brandon's daycare were wearing these as much as a year ago. But I stood my ground, other than one Mickey shirt that slipped in as a present. It's a sad day... Continue Reading →
One thing that surprises me in parenting these two boys is how incredibly different they are. I don't know why that surprises me. I guess I didn't think about it too much before Holden arrived, but I probably just assumed raising him would be the same as raising Brandon. I assumed what worked for Brandon... Continue Reading →
Today I loaded up the kids as soon as Holden finished his bottle and stopped crying for a split second (this poor kid is teething and shrieks incessantly when he's awake). We drove across town to the Children's Museum because I had promised Brandon I'd take him tomorrow, but then I saw the calendar and... Continue Reading →
The weather has been absolutely perfect around here. Mid 70s. I remember last summer that I wouldn't even be outside at all from the time I entered work until nearly 6p when I left work. What a terrible way to live. I was talking to my neighbor yesterday while Brandon played in the backyard and she asked... Continue Reading →
Around here lately (well, since last iPhone photo purge):Brandon got these badass new shades. I would wear them if we could slap my prescription into them. I lay Holden down on his piano gym and he rolls over to show off. Let's hope this kid grows up to know how to fix things around the house and... Continue Reading →
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