Bean

  • What I Learned on a Farm

    This past weekend, Bean had a birthday party for one of this classmates at a petting farm.  I had never been to a petting farm before.  In fact, when I got the invitation,…

  • Big Beds and Tuttle Shirts

    Last night around 11:00, I went in to check on the kids before I went to bed. When I went into Bean’s room, though, he was no where to be found. And neither…

  • Preschooler Thoughts

    Bean has been cracking us up lately with his little comments.  He will say some of the funniest things, but it’s not just what he says that is funny.  It’s how his mind…

  • Siblings and Potty Training

    One of the things that has made potty training Gracie very different than potty training Bean is having Bean around.  He was sort of hanging out on the fringes for a while, just…

  • Hang in There, Momma

    Bean was sick all weekend. He’s had a fever since Friday, which peaked on Sunday at 103 degrees (taken under his arm, so add about a degree to that reading… wowza). We just…

  • Rambunctious

    Soooooo, Bean’s three and a half.  And if I had to describe three and a half year old boys in one word, it would have to be “rambunctious.”  Like, REALLY, REALLY rambunctious. Bean…

  • Independence and the Preschooler

    “Hey, Bean,” I said, as I got ready for work this morning.  “You about ready to go get dressed?” “Okay,” said Bean. “I laid your clothes out for you on your table.” “Oh,…

  • Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

    Bean and Gracie are 22 months apart in age, which has brought us both blessings and challenges.  One of the pleasant surprises has been how great the kids get along.  We were really…

  • Bean Update: Age 3 1/2

    I’ve never been really good at doing milestone updates on my blog.  Which is weird because most bloggers use their blogs as a way to catalog milestones.  Now that I think about it,…