Dear Elena, Today you are 10. Or as your beloved fourth grade teacher Mrs. Jarrett would say, today you are officially a ten-ager. I know you have big plans for today. Like your mother, birthdays are a big deal to you ... meant to be planned carefully and enjoyed thoroghly, … [Read more...] about Ten Years of Awesomeness: What I Want You To Know
Kids
Ain’t Too Proud To Brag
I'm going to have to go all mommy-blogger on you and brag on my kid today. I guess the old adage is true: you can take the mom blogger off the internet, but you can't take the blogger out of the mom. Or something like that. We're wrapping up the end of Elena's first year in … [Read more...] about Ain’t Too Proud To Brag
She Puts the “Ahhh” in Spa
Ahhhh, so relaxing ... I really only have a few small requests for Mother's Day: I want to sleep in, I want to read the Sunday paper and drink my coffee in peace, I want to be lazy, and I don't want to cook. I'm cheap and easy to please! And even though Mike shakes his head … [Read more...] about She Puts the “Ahhh” in Spa
Eli-isms
Life is pretty darn good these days. Not only have we found ourselves in the parenting sweet spot for the moment, but we get to spend our days with this kid. As if his faces aren't enough to entertain, the things that come out of his mouth are comedy gold. The … [Read more...] about Eli-isms
The Golden Age of Parenting
Taking shelter from the rain at the Cincinnati Nature Center We put so much emphasis on childhood "firsts" and milestones. We fill a book during baby's first year with every "first" we can think of: first outing, first time sleeping though the night (Hurrah! Enjoy it! You … [Read more...] about The Golden Age of Parenting