• A Conversation with Bean

    / November 12, 2014 / 6 Comments

    “Police nabidab… Police nabidab…” “I think you mean, ‘Feliz navidad,'” I said. “No, it goes, ‘Police nabidab,'” he said, as he continued to sing in the backseat of my car. “Where’d you learn that…

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  • He.

    / November 4, 2014 / 11 Comments

    He would rather be outside than inside on any given day. He stops playing every so often to come find me and get a snuggle. He caught a lizard by his tail and…

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  • Christmas Gifts 2014: Three Year Old Girl

    / November 3, 2014 / 7 Comments

    My mother is notorious in our family for starting her Christmas shopping way too early.  She starts requesting Christmas lists in August and by October, she’s pretty much finished.  She spends November picking…

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  • Vacation Pictures, Part Two!!!!!

    / October 29, 2014 / 6 Comments

    (This is a continuation of our vacation to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.  See it from the beginning here.) At the end of our awesome first day of vacation, we came…

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  • Awareness Hits Home

    / October 17, 2014 / 18 Comments

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, as I’m sure you all know.  Pink has infiltrated my school, Gracie’s daycare, social media, TV, and even the NFL.  We’re pink up to our eyeballs around…

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  • Defending the Goal

    / October 14, 2014 / 23 Comments

    Last week, I was sitting on the sidelines during one of Bean’s soccer practices.  He was playing goalie with some friends on his team while we waited for practice to start.  After about…

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