• The Talking Bean

    These days, there’s not much Bean’s not saying.  He has such a wide vocabulary and is learning to put all those words together into small, simple sentences.  The result of his budding language…

  • Incommunicado

    I am terrible at communication. (Which is odd. Because I am a blogger.) Specifically any kind of communication which involves technology. (Again, this is odd. Because I am a blogger.) Emails sit in…

  • The Friends I Want to Have

    Every now and then I like to give a shout out to the people whose blogs entertain me on a daily basis. A lot of these blogs you’ve probably heard me talk about…

  • Fussy Babies ROCK!

    Ahhh…Gracie Girl. Gracie Girl, Gracie Girl, Gracie Girl. What can I say about Gracie Girl? For the first two months of Gracie’s little life, feeding her was a complete nightmare. Without going into…

  • It’s All in the Details

    I am not a details person. It’s a flaw. I see big picture. I see end results. I’m not so great about seeing the details it takes to reach that end. Which is…

  • Happy Birthday Party, Bean!

    This past weekend we had Bean’s birthday party.  It was a small backyard cook out and pool party with family and friends.  We had a great time and by the end of the…

  • Soak Up the Fun

    Staying home on maternity leave (and now summer break from school) has left me sometimes feeling a little guilty. At the end of every day, I look around and ask myself if I…

  • On the Move

    After some fancy financial footwork and several “are-you-sure-we-can-do-this” conversations, Chris and I are ready to buy a house again. It’s kind of weird to be house hunting in Florida. We grew up here,…

  • Rapid Fire

    I’ve learned that with babies, it’s best to set your camera to continuous shooting. They twitch and fidget so much that it’s too hard to catch them at just the right moment for…