Bean
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Riding the Struggle Bus with Bean Man
Bean has always been a fairly easy child to raise. He has a gentle, quiet, laid-back nature that keeps from from getting too wired or upset about much, and he’s a rule follower…
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Lego Bedroom
For the past six months or so, I have been on a mission to fix Bean’s room. He had outgrown most of his toys and was still using furniture that came with his…
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Slowing Down the Growing Up
Two things have happened this week that have made me want to shove my babies back in their cribs and stick a binky in their mouths. First, Gracie went to the AR store…
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{Forced to} Play Ball!
Bean played four seasons of little league baseball back to back. So, when he told us last spring that he wanted to take a season off, we were happy to let him. He…
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Win Some, Lose Some
Oh, Lord, y’all. I’m about to tell you a really long, detailed story about how I messed up royally and it will make you feel better about your own life decisions. So, last…
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Important Conversations and a Haircut
I took Gracie to get a haircut after school today because she decided to cut huge chunks out of her own hair a few weeks ago and it’s taken me a while to…
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The First Tee
For the past three seasons, Bean has played Little League baseball and our whole family has loved it! We became dugout parents and spending three or four days a week at the ball…
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Because Brothers.
She was so proud to show me her trick. She never even saw him coming. There are no pictures after this because Gracie was bounced off the float unexpectedly, flew into the water,…
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How Was School Today?
After I pick the kids up from aftercare, we head home and I try to coerce them into conversations about their days while I cook dinner. I love spending this time with them.…
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Extra-Curricu-Grrrrr’s
It’s that dreaded time of year when we all sign our kids up for extracurricular activities. I’m a big fan of activities, as a whole. I think they help build character in kids.…
