Toddlers

  • Schedule for Two

    Recently I was asked about my daily schedule with two kids this summer. I have gotten several emails asking that same question, so I thought I’d do a post about it. Life with…

  • 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…

  • Home Edumacation

    This summer while the kids are home with me, I am really trying to work with Bean so that he gets as much learning at home as he did at daycare on a…

  • Girls and Boys

    Last week, Bean had a play date with a friend of ours from church. We sat out on our back porch and let the kids play until they were hot and sweaty and…

  • The Parenting Game Plan

    Last week I shared about the behavior changes we were seeing in Bean since Gracie’s arrival. You all gave great suggestions and ideas for how to deal with it and so did our…

  • Tiny Backseat Driver

    In daycare these past two weeks, Bean has been learning about directions. Specifically the phrases “this way” and “that way.” Now, whenever we get into the car, Bean becomes the world’s tiniest, most…

  • From the Mouth of Babes

    Bean is talking so much right now.  And it’s not just the talking that’s getting better.  He’s able to reason and put thoughts together.  Which means that sometimes when he puts thoughts together,…