We went on a fun adventure as archeologists, this morning, at our park. Along with bikes, we brought some tools, snacks, my coffee and a bucket, of course. We were on the hunt for dinosaur bones and fossils. We were hoping to find a T-rex. Maybe next time!!
Way too many times have we gone out and I have forgotten a crucial item. It tends to be the most critical item that we need and there it is, left at home. Have you read the book, Checklist Manifesto? Diaper bag requires a checklist because there are too many things that baby needs and … Continue reading The diaper bag- disassembled
A newborn takes so much of your time and attention, all day, every day. Thank goodness for Dads and family members who can help to balance that with the older siblings and give them some extra time and attention. But, us moms still sometimes feel that guilt that we aren't giving enough attention to the … Continue reading Mom guilt
Hunter is so excited to start baseball. With the first weekend's games having been canceled due to weather, his first actual game was last night, April 17th. Josh is an assistant coach and Hunter proudly wears number 7. Hunter got all of his gear- ball bag, bat, balls and helmet for his birthday last week. … Continue reading Hunter’s First baseball game
When asked, "how's it going with 3?" I told a good friend, we don't have any bad days but we may have a few bad hours. Wyatt is 2 weeks old and we have learned a lot and are trying to get into our groove as a family of five. Anyway, as baby has been … Continue reading Baby essentials
Here we are 3 days post partum, Wyatt isn't even 72 hours old yet but boy have we been busy. We left the hospital after 24 hours and in that time he learned to breastfeed like a champ, passed his hearing test with flying colors, had a circumcision, got a heel prick, a vaccine and … Continue reading 3 days in the world
Dearest Deacon, Right after your brother's first birthday party we found out we were pregnant with you. Although we were prepared, "Well that was fast" was our first thought. Our second thought was "We are totally ready to do this all over again." Now that second thought waivered from time to time as your brother … Continue reading A letter to our second child
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