It’s September 3 – that unofficially means another summer is in the books and the kiddos are falling back into the school routine. Lulu joined the ranks this year and is attending Pre-K. Since she’s not yet 5, she’s required to wear a harness on the bus – but even that can’t restrain the constant […]

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Terrific twos, tremendous twos, talented twos, tiny twos….anything but terrible twos!!! Our Peanut is now TWO-Years-Old!!!! Generally, people use the term terrible twos to describe the stage in which toddlers begin to assert their independence and develop skills at a rapid speed – no longer a baby, not quite a kid yet! I hate to […]

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Over the last few months, Lulu’s attention has turned to birds. The bright red Cardinals caught her attention this winter and she watched the early Robins hunt in the lawn from the living room window this spring. Since then she’s spotted Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbirds, Orioles, and told everyone who would listen about a couple of […]

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A tell-tale sign that spring has arrived….DANDELIONS! Here’s our solution… Just give them a bucket and let ’em go….hours of entertainment! If all else fails…mow them off – just not in front of the kids. We had a minor meltdown when “daddy cut off the rest of my yellow flowers!”

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I typically pack my own lunch for work – leftovers from the night before or a sandwich, a piece of fruit, nothing out of the ordinary. So I was a little surprised recently when I opened my lunch to find this… Graham crackers and goldfish crackers aren’t typical fare. I thought about it for a […]

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Our one and only little boy…is now officially in the double-digits. We celebrated Potato Boy’s 10th, along with my Grandma’s birthday this past weekend. Potato Boy is growing up right before our eyes…no longer a little boy (by his standards…not by mom’s) he is a wonderful brother to his three sisters…he’s becoming quite the cook…and […]

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Sassy and sweet…all rolled into one lil’ fireball….that’s our Lulu! Happy 4th birthday, sweetheart! Click here for a look at Lulu through the years

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I’ve always been very careful when it comes to agreeing with people that say that being a parent changes everything because I don’t believe it changes everything. (I’m actually kinda slow to agree with anything people say about being a parent other than the fact they grow up too fast.) With that said, I thought […]

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Every parent thinks their baby is the next Einstein, but I really think we’re on to something here… “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” (Sign hanging in Einstein’s office at Princeton)

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December is always a busy month and this year was no exception. Holiday shopping and family get-togethers are standard, but add Peanut’s check-ups, a couple unfinished projects (more on that later) and my week out of the country, and things got even more hectic. Here’s a handful of shots that touch just a portion of […]

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