I know you're sick to death of hearing about P90X. But I have to share this bit of hilarity that I witnessed tonite at the gym. Kyle and I have been members of our gym for so long that there are people there we know like family. We see them almost daily and we all sort of know the types of workouts that...Read More

In addition to P90X, upright rows with August are always a good workout. ...Read More

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I bought this outfit for Brooklyn last year and she had few opportunities to wear it. But I pulled it out the other day just for fun. She just BARELY fit into it lengthwise, and watching her try to run was the funniest thing I'd ever seen. Sort of a scoochie shuffle. It killed me. ...Read More

Yes, I drooled ALL over the front of my shirt. What of it? ...Read More

I like to bounce it bounce it... ...Read More

Brooklyn loves to pat August on the head. And when her hands reach for him, I usually caution her to pat him softly or gently. After hearing this over and over, she has begun to associate patting August with the word "soft". Or, as she says it "Soff". "Momma, I wanna soff him." Which means...pat him gently. I love it. This is one...Read More

This weekend, my sister Rachel (and my brother Jeremiah) came into town for a visit. It had been way too long since I'd seen them both! Rache also brought a friend, Julia, down with her. So when I found out that Twilight was playing at the dollar movie, I called her up and said, wanna go with? She and Julia were game.First, though,...Read More

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Julia, Lake and Noah create their crown art.Hollis proudly displays her creativity!Pondering which item to glue on next.Lake, Brooklyn & HollisA more precious trio would be hard to find.Laying in the sun like cats.Noah & August - future friends!Lake enjoys her shoe cookie - holding it by its heel.While the girls play, the moms and boys take time to enjoy their own lunch....Read More

The Birthday Girl - in her birthday suit. Can't keep that girl dressed.Opening her presents!Showing her new strength as a 3 year old! Strong enough to support Uncle Michael!See my new wallet!On Wednesday, my little Brooklyn turned 3! I find it so hard to believe that 3 years have already passed. What joy my little girl has brought into our lives. Her hugs,...Read More

Brooklyn was supposed to be sleeping, but kept sneaking her library books and hiding them under the covers. I guess she's not so different from me. I well remember hiding library books under my desk in elementary school, reading about horses when I should have been learning about math. Probably explains why math is not my BEST subject to this day. I used...Read More

I'll tell you what!!!! It's February 7th and it was 71 degrees outside!!!!!! ABSURD! It was so balmy, we had a picnic in our backyard with our friends, Julia, Drew, Lake and Noah! And were all wearing short sleeves...sigh. We even spotted a few mosquitos. That is NOT a good sign. If we don't get some seriously cold temperatures, we'll be housebound due...Read More

August gets the biggest kick out of his big sister. She pops up from underneath his seat and he squeals with laughter. When she gets to giggling along with him, it's contagious. Pretty soon, Kyle and I are giggling too. I LOVE those moments. ...Read More

August has been waking up lots in the nights lately...I think his rash gets itchy. And when he's awake, so am I. So this morning, when August woke up early, I handed him off to Kyle and burrowed deeper under the covers. I desperately needed a few hours of uninterrupted sleep. And my blessed husband gave them to me. AND made coffee and...Read More

I love Friday afternoons for so many reasons. One of the top reasons is that when my precious husband pulls his car into the driveway, that means All-Day-Daddy-Day has commenced. Yesterday, when Kyle came home, he found the three of us playing in August's nursery. I was reading Twilight, August was gnawing on everything in sight and Brooklyn was bopping around in her...Read More

This could be one reason my beloved Blankie needs re-sewing... ...Read More

This is more a sidenote than anything, but I've noticed I so enjoy blogging with background music. Right now, I'm jamming to the latest Killers CD. Awesome stuff. ...Read More

Usually, Brooklyn is really good about taking her naps. But every now and then something comes over her and she just fights me on it, despite her obvious exhaustion. A few days ago, she was so mad at me because I removed all the library books from her room. Why did I do such an awful thing? Because she was sneaking them into...Read More

My friend Liz, from Mabel's House, just told me that she might be the last person on earth to get into the TV show, Lost. Well, I'm always that way, too. Except in this case, I'm not into Lost. I'm just beginning to read Twilight. I was that way with the Harry Potter books. In that instance, I held out because the whole...Read More

We have officially completed our 90 days of P90X, but have decided that we're having too much fun to stop! We're starting round 2. I was checking online at Beachbody.com and apparently, that's pretty common. So, we're chilling for a week or so and then hopping right back into it. We have definitely seen results and are looking forward to even better results....Read More