For the first time EVER, I left my kids for the weekend (Thurs-Sun) to enjoy a weekend with my sisters-in-law and a couple friends. We ...

Caught in the act!   Entertaining themselves while I clean the house... Eating with her fingers while holding her fork... &l...

At the beginning of January, Annalise became a Sunbeam at church. She joined her new class with gusto and confidence and never looked back ...

At 15 months, Karina has become hilarious. She says hi to LITERALLY every person we pass in grocery stores, parking lots, on the street. She...

Little Karina is 14 months old, average in height, and 5th percentile in weight. She says the words Daddy, Yeti, ball, cup, doggy, poop, hi,...

Since she is such a seasoned blueberry-picker, a couple of weeks ago my mom bought Annalise the book 'Blueberries For Sal'. Dave he...

A week before she turned 10 months, the eczema on Karina's face magically disappeared. At her nine-month apointment (that happened the d...

Congratulations to Annalise on her successful adoption into the Old Navy mannequin family. They welcomed her with open, albeit rigid, arms....

This morning, Annalise used her new softball bat on the baby when she didn't know I was looking. Then while I nursed the baby I hear...

We drove out to the Tulip Festival and it was so beautiful! Heart-shaped flower. <3 The flowers were so gorgeous I could ...

This morning, I turned around and Annalise was pounding on Karina's head while the baby sat there, stunned. "Stop it!" I excla...

Since I'm eating no wheat or dairy due to Karina's allergies, we have to be more creative with treats- there is generally nothing f...

Oh how glorious the weather has been. It's led to much time outside, especially in the backyard, which Dave works hard to make nice for...