• From the Mouth of Babes

    A few weeks ago, I had a bug bite on my leg and Bean saw me scratching it. “It’s a bug bite,” I told him. Now, Bean thinks everything that itches is a…

  • Holy Stealing

    This Sunday after church, we picked Bean up from his Sunday School room like we do every week. Then, he walked with us down to the nursery to get Gracie, like he does…

  • Potty Camp, 2011

    I blogged a couple months ago about how we were starting to introduce potty training to Bean. Step One for us began right when Bean first started telling us that he needed a…

  • Scawy

    I blogged a couple months ago about the latest change in Bean recently – he’s become scared of “scawy” things.  He didn’t like scary cartoons.  He even got scared at Winnie the Pooh…

  • A Sign of the Times

    Signs That You’re Parents of an Infant You count time in four-hour intervals. You wake up every couple hours at night – some because the baby is crying and some because she’s not.…

  • A Healthy Marriage

    We took Bean to the pediatrician for this two-year-old check up a couple weeks ago and they confirmed what we had already suspected. He’s a pipsqueak. Bean’s in the 5th percentile for weight.…

  • The Share Chair

    “Bean!” squealed Gracie. “I’m so glad you’re here!” “Oh, yeah? How come?” “All Mom’s given me is this stupid little lamb to play with, but it just keeps staring at me. I thought…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Happy 2nd Birthday, Bean!

    Today is Bean’s 2nd birthday. I can’t believe it. On one hand, I can’t believe that he’s already two. Where has the time gone? Wasn’t I just pregnant and painting a baby blue…