As a basis of comparison, here is our freshly hatched Wyeth. Not even one full day old. Sigh. So teensy. Man, it is so bright out here, people! (1 day old again) 1 month old, loving the swaddlin. 2 months old and hanging out on Daddy's shoulder  3 months old and growing those sweet chubby cheeks. And now, believe it or not, this...Read More

My children recently tackled one of life's little milestones.  Riding a bicycle. I should clarify this, and say that Brooklyn and August are the ones who checked this off their list - Dorien and Wyeth have a ways to go yet. I have no idea how old I was when I learned to ride a bike, and for awhile I thought Brooklyn and...Read More

I think I've mentioned this toy before, but I confess I threw the box away and am not totally positive about its name. I would sworn it was Color Stek, but I googled that and got nothing. It is not a colored steak, as much as google wanted it to be. What it IS is a ton of tiny blocks that fit into...Read More

I love seeing my boys be brothers. August reads to Dorien constantly, and as you can see, Dorien takes it as an opportunity to drape himself over August. It's not posed, it's just what they do. Every now and then, Wyeth finds himself in a brother sandwich. He is so loved by his two older brothers. They fight over who gets to sing...Read More

Rachel puts the lip balm into containers before it solidifies. One funny thing about using Pinterest is that when you begin to "research" an idea and start a board with all your idea/research pins, anyone who follows you can quickly identify what you're up to. They do have secret boards, but I rarely think to use them.  This past Christmas, since my nutso...Read More

I have two quotes to share with you: "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake." Francis Bacon, Sr. The second quote springs from the first, and I found it on a blog just now. This post, in particular,...Read More

This year, instead of spending a whole day baking/cooking Christmas goodies all by my lonesome, I had help! Jeremiah had a neighbor, Sevinc, (who's here for a year from Turkey) who was interested in learning to bake. So she came over one Saturday and spent the entire day with me making goodies. Brooklyn pitched in, too, and I mostly just supervised and made...Read More

It's not really a valid excuse as so many others out there manage to faithfully post to their blogs daily in spite of all the hectic events surrounding the holidays, but that IS my excuse for going dark on you for the last few weeks. In summation, I apologize. And I'm back. And here is a recap of what the last month looked...Read More