What are Big Brothers Good For Anyway?

I bought Lou a busy ball popper and within moments of its arrival in our home, Scout turned it into a cannon… because that’s what boys do. I was hesitant, but Lou was intrigued and Scout was determined. So I let it go on. Well, she LOVED it! LOVED it! They both did! After they […]

Mommy and Me #8: Vain and Immodest Edition

People are always gushing about how gorgeous both of my children are and, more often than not, I tend gush back. “Oh my goodness, I know! Aren’t they?!” I say. It only recently occurred to me how shockingly immodest this must sound. And it would be had I thought for a second that Scout and […]

Putting Out Fires

On any given day, there seems to be a distinct moment when all the good gets sucked out of it. Everything’s going along at a nice even clip, when suddenly, the earth opens up and ALL. HELL. BREAKS. LOOSE. Take, for instance, this past Friday. We had had a great day. No  meltdowns. No disasters.  […]

Happy Fourth Birthday, Slugger

Photos are deceiving. You would never know that only mere seconds before this one was shot, Scout took the opportunity to beat up his baby cousin…. while everyone was looking right at him… waiting to sing “Happy Birthday”. You also can’t tell that he used the serving set to eat his cake and then, an […]

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