When I was pregnant with T-Rex, we didn’t find out if we were having a boy or a girl; but for nine months, I was fairly certain he was a boy. Call it mother’s intuition, I guess. I remember kissing and hugging on Little Miss and wondering if a boy would be as huggable and […]
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Life's Parade
Last Friday T-Rex had his first school party which included a costume parade. Later that day, Little Miss was asking T-Rex how his party and parade went. He replied rather disgustedly, “For the parade we just marched through all the classrooms and around the building!!” His tone of voice totally said, “It was lame, that […]
STOP the bullying
We were sitting at a high school football game a few weeks ago when Kedron stood up and walked over to the fence behind the bleachers. He yelled at a group of middle school boys, “BREAK IT UP!! NOW!!!” The group looked at him shocked, and then looked around as if asking, “Who? Us?” Four […]
First kisses and art
Kedron and I have enjoyed hearing the stories come home from school recently. Little Miss has a very good friend who happens to be a boy. He’s super sweet and apparently has a crush on her. The other day she came home from school and announced, “K told me he loved me and kissed me […]
First Day stories
I’ve never heard T-Rex giggle so much. Ever. Apparently it was a great first day of school. How could it not be? We started out with blueberry pancakes topped with strawberries! T-Rex didn’t say hardly a word at breakfast and gulped his pancakes down so fast. Little Miss had to be constantly reminded to stop […]
Why I won't cry on Tuesday
Or at least not cry for very long! These two cuties are headed to school on Tuesday. For T-Rex, it’s his first time going to school. Riding the bus. Eating lunch in the cafeteria. All day. Three days a week. Last week we met the teachers and delivered the school supplies. We were running out […]