Friday. A walk in the double-wide sans car seat for Theo.  He did good. Saturday. A trip to the water park for a little water tasting and balance-beam-walking practice. Sunday. Some cereal, some water and some phone calls. Our first tomato. So so late in the season.  I'll blame the blazing heat, the lack of rain and the lack of tender-loving-care from this...

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I had started a habit.  A weekly trip to our local library on Sunday afternoons, after nap.  We started this during my time home this summer, after Theo was born.  I want Max, and eventually Theo, to acquire the same love I have for the library.  (well, I hope!)This past Sunday during our weekly trip, I found these two books.  All I can...

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The mornings are starting to be cool and crisp.  Its these mornings where I enjoy the simplicities of a warm bowl of oatmeal (plain with a sprinkle of chocolate chips!) and a hot cup of tea. ...

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Yesterday I read this post, from Soulemama.  Once again, she has said something that has resonated with me.  She closed her post with this:Home is good, and it's a very good thing we like each other so much. This is the place, and these are the people I'm so glad to be sharing this adventure with. So true.  So, so true.  Our home is...

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I had this post all written out and was waiting for the video to load and realized what I typed was the all I needed to do to get myself back on track.  Been a bit distracted the last couple of days.  When really, the only thing that matters are these two.  This is what a typical night looks like.  Such a bad...

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This time though it was raining and Max kept asking to go outside.  Why not??? It wasnt lightening or thundering, just straight down pour.  I love this kid. Probably not the best thing to do - to let him run around in the rain water pooling in the street, but I cant hold back his absolute undying love for water.  He is definitely my...

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