As daylight fades and we wait for Daddy to come home, I pop in a yoga video for a quick workout. August intently watches, clutching his burp cloth. Brooklyn, meanwhile runs to get her goldfish to snack on while she attempts to join me in what she calls "Yogat." Round this place, Yogat is a family affair. ...Read More

"And by this I mean get all the peas out and put them in my mouth. Forget those macaroni cheesy things. I just want peas. Mom, how hard is that to understand? I see you trying to sneak a noodle on that spoon. Forget it. I just want the peas. Fine. I'll throw that spoon on the floor and use my fingers. Just...Read More

As I sit at my chair, sneaking a few minutes of blogging, Brooklyn is playing with her dollhouse. Which is really a place where all her tiny toys converge - dollhouse people, Noah and his ark animals, occasionally Ingrid the cat...I hear this conversation ensuing, "You're not Thursday, you're Tuesday!" "I'm not Tuesday, I'm Thursday!" Interesting. No idea where that came from. Is...Read More

Just to prove my daughter has the memory of an elephant (meaning she never forgets a thing), I have an example. At the State Fair (SEVERAL weeks ago now), we watched the pig races. Ever since then, without fail, Brooklyn wants to make sure those pigs are included in our nightly (or afternoonly or morningly) prayers. Whenever prayers are said, and I often...Read More

It takes such restraint not to smother these little cheeks and lips with smooches...but that risks waking a sleeping baby. Such a no-no. ...Read More

While playing with Brooklyn and her hot pink Play-Dough the other day, I created what might be my finest work ever in this medium. I took it upon myself to make a pink horse. And ya'll, I swear a finer pink (tiny) horse has never been constructed. Notice the tiny little stirrups, saddle and saddle horn! Since this horse was for Brooklyn and...Read More

Guess which one's little and which one's big? And guess which one's older? (By 12 days). I'll give you a hint...it's not my son. August the ROBUST meets Kate the Petite. They grinned at each other in that way that only fellow babies can do. Kate, if you ever need a bodyguard, August's your man. ...Read More

That's what these kids are...A rare glimpse of SuperGavin in the flesh...and slightly more relaxed with his posse. ...Read More

A visit to the inlaws, some old friends and a Razorback game...Aunt Kara came in town from far away Cali and the four LR Floyds piled in our 4runner and headed up to spend some quality time with her. She had yet to meet her nephew, so that was a must. While there, Brooklyn got to spend some time with Grandma Alice, Nan...Read More

Sometimes I sit down to blog and load up the camera, finding unexpected pictures that Kyle's taken with the kids. I must have been downstairs cooking or something. Or vacuuming...seems I do a lot of that. This is a classic Brooklyn picture - sans clothing and trying on anything that she sees her Daddy use, in this case, a StoneWard backpack. And since...Read More

August snoozed while Kyle folded the clothes and towels around him. ...Read More

Whilst here today for his weekly visit, Uncle Michael placed upon our dear August's face some ginormous sunglasses. I instantly burst out laughing, as did little August. Somehow his being tucked up in the big white chenille blanket made the whole image even more hilarious to me.Michael the Entertainer has quite a way with August. As Kyle worked on his computer and I...Read More

After two doses, our little girl is back to her perky old self. She slept a lot yesterday and late this morning, and that, combined with her antibiotics seems to be keeping the bacteria at bay! Praise the Lord! After two doses, our little girl is back to her perky old self. She slept a lot yesterday and late this morning, and that,...Read More

Notice I didn't say "THE" night from hell. I'm not foolish enough to think that I won't have any other nights like last night, as much as I hope for them to cease. And I've had nights equally bad prior to last night. But no matter how you slice it, last night was a doozy. And not in a good way.I think my...Read More

Is it just me or does anyone else try to pronounce those gibberish letter combinations they make you type in when you want to leave a comment on someone's blog? Sometimes, the letters are so wiggly that I can't even tell what letter they're asking me to type. Some are downright fun to sound out. Is it just me or does anyone else...Read More

This coming Tuesday, October 21, it will be 8 years that I have been the wife of Kyle Stephen. And what an incredible 8 years it has been. In many ways, we've had it easy. Maybe because we dated each other so long (almost 5 years) we had a relatively painless transition into marriage. No big fights or quibbles or struggling to live...Read More

Already, I wonder where the time has gone. Today, August is 3 months old, and he has commemorated the day by laughing for the first time. This morning, as I was kissing his little neck, he totally surprised me by sort of giggling and chuckling at the same time! I laughed myself, it was so surprising! I then spent the next 30 minutes...Read More

In case you miss the Fair this year, I am making sure you get a glimpse of those cute little pigs streaking down the sawdust track in hot pursuit of a single Oreo cookie. Brooklyn looks on with utter seriousness. ...Read More

As I was blogging the other night, I googled Charlie & Lola, one of our absolute favorite cartoon shows/books. On their website, I discovered games and some clips of the show which IMMEDIATELY caught the attention of Brooklyn who knew exactly who those British accents belonged to. She crawled up on my lap and begged to see more and more. I worked on...Read More

This is what our bed looked like early Sunday morning as we reluctantly dragged ourselves out of it to go take care of our nursery kiddos at church. It doesn't start out with all of us in it, but by the time we wake up in the morning, we're all jammed in there together. Snug as bugs in rugs. ...Read More

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Every year around this time, this kerfuffle of an event moves into town and brings with it the eternal conundrum- is it really worth it to go?? We all know the answer is no, but it still presents a dilemma. Particularly when the fan base (my kids) are so little. And as it turns out, too short. Well, August wasn't in question, but...Read More

Just a little glimpse of August in his over-alls. ...Read More

A semi-family photo on a Friday afternoon. Semi, meaning Daddy's still at work. ...Read More

I have MORE than gotten my money's worth with my Peanut Shell sling. I wear the thing all the time. If August is the slightest bit fussy, I just plop him in it and all is well. In fact, he's gotten to the point where I lay him on the couch or some other relatively soft surface to don my sling, and he...Read More

A little over a month ago, I received an email from a girl I knew in college. I hadn't talked to her since we graduated, and was totally delighted to see her name pop up in my inbox! Back in college, during our junior and senior year, we had been in a Bible study together and I'd always really liked this girl. She...Read More

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One evening this past week, whilst my brother Chad and I pored over our Bible study notes in preparation for the next lesson, Brooklyn had the chance to do some hanging out with two of her aunts, Melissa (in blue) and Lauren. Two very wonderful girls that I'm delighted to call sisters. They are both each other's best friends and have been for...Read More

These are definitely times that test your faith. And not just in the sense of questioning what you believe about God or is there a God. We say we believe God is in control, or at least I say that. And as cliche as it sounds to even type, it really is easy to live like we believe when times are good. But...Read More

Ok, so these days I really am only a contract employee, but somehow, it seems to keep me plenty busy. Which is good at times and bad at times. Yesterday, August would NOT be content away from the warmth of my body, so I put him in his sling and sat down to work. He promptly fell asleep (after the picture was taken)....Read More