Dear Mr. Baby,
You are not quite two. That means that although your heart wants to do everything that you see your brothers do, there are still many things that you’re still too young for. Tiny legos, scissors, and climbing to the top of the closet shelf are all bad ideas.
I love watching you [...]
“No, no, no, no, nope, no, no, no, nope, nope, MOMMY.”
I’m not sure what I did, but I get the feeling Roegen isn’t pleased.
Breydon has a loose tooth. It’s his first, and he’s so excited about it that he can’t hardly stand it. He noticed it was loose on Christmas Eve, and now every morning he asks me to check and see if it is ready to come out. Every morning I’m glad to be able [...]
There is one gift that Santa forgot. You see, Jude really wants a sister. He brings this up at LEAST once a week.
Jude: Mommy, I want you to get me a baby sister.
Mommy: We don’t always get what we want.
Jude: I wanted one for Christmas but Santa forgot her.
Mommy: You got a lot of really [...]
Take two little boys who are bouncing off the walls in anticipation of Christmas.
Add one mommy who still has way too much to finish before tomorrow morning.
Have the following conversation:
Jude: Tomorrow is Christmas, right?
Mommy: Yes
Jude: And we get to open all our presents, right?
Mommy: Yes
Jude: ALL the presents under the tree?
Mommy: Yes, and also the [...]
Jude: It’s my turn to be first.
Breydon: It’s my turn.
Jude: That’s not fair, you have to let me win sometimes.
Breydon: I win!
Jude: No you don’t. The person who goes SECOND is the winner!
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Breydon: My backpack is in the house.
Daddy: No it’s not. We left it in the car last night because there was nothing [...]
We live in an old house, and we deal with the idiosyncracies that older homes have. Drafty rooms and erratic electricity may be annoying but we also have the benefits of mature fruit trees, blackberry vines, and a grape arbor. It seems like a fair trade to me.
The other day, however, shortly after I [...]
One of the forms of discipline that we use is a naughty wall. A variation on the time-out idea, my sons know that naughty walls exist everywhere: home, church, the grocery store, Home Depot, and anywhere else that I can find if need be – in a pinch we’ve even used a naughty tree. [...]
Almost as important to Breydon as Gack is his leopard blanket. It’s not really a blanket - just a large piece of faux fur fabric that was given to Scott many years ago - but Breydon appropriated when he was much younger and despite how worn it looks or little boy sweaty it can smell, [...]
Roegen recently discovered the world of make-believe. To him there is nothing better than running up to someone with an action figure and belting out “rawr” while hoping the other person screams. Dinosaurs are his favorite, but he is fond of Green Lantern and other Justice League figures as well.
I love hearing my children [...]
