Conversations with Bean and Gracie

  • Daily Dose of Tillman: Wednesday

    “Oh, man. I smell cookies. Is that cookies? Do I see cookies over there?” “YES! It’s cookies!” “I bet Mom isn’t going to let me have one. Stupid no teeth. Stupid gums. Stupid…

  • Daily Dose of Tillman: Tuesday

    “Oh, man,” said Tillman. “I love hanging with you, Aunt Katie.” “Oh, yeah? Well, I love hanging with you, T-Man.” “So, what are we going to do this afternoon?” “Well, I thought I’d…

  • Daily Dose of Tillman: Monday

    I hope y’all don’t mind, but it’s going to be babypalooza on the blog today.  I just finished downloading my pictures from Christmas, and I have spent the last hour cooing over pictures…

  • Funny Boy

    I went into Gracie’s room the other morning because I heard her waking up. Normally, she fake cries when she wakes up until I come to get her. But on this particular morning,…

  • Apple. Tree.

    Let’s talk about what happened at my house during dinner a few nights ago.  Because it was the single most fabulous act of stubbornness I have ever laid eyes on. When the kids…

  • Potty Training by Brothers

    I’m not going to lie.  One of the hardest parts of being a parent are Saturday mornings.  My little elves don’t know Mondays from Saturdays, so 6:30 comes early no matter what day…

  • Dinner With a Preschooler

    Dinner at our house is hit or miss, but whether the kids are eating or not, it is definitely chaotic.  I always try to figure out at what point exactly the chaos kicks…

  • Peek-a-Boo

    Hmmm… I think I’m stuck. Oh, what’s this? Oh, I know what this is! It works that talking box thing. I bet I could get it to work. But first, I have to…

  • Little House on the Prairie Child

    “Hey, Gracie,” I said. “Whatcha wearin’?” “Oh, do you like it? I call it my Little House on the Prairie ensemble.” “Hmm…it’s very…uh…” “Do you like the ruffled collar?” Gracie asked. “I really…

  • B-E-A-N can R-E-A-D

    ***New here? Be sure to get your daily dose of Marriage Confessions on Facebook and Twitter!*** So, the title of this post is a little misleading. It should really say, “B-E-A-N can M-E-M-O-R-I-Z-E,”…