There’s been a lot of Uno playing around here lately. It’s a game we all enjoy, and Cedar can play along too. Our friend Seth taught him to say “Snap!” with the ‘mean’ cards, so he’s having a…
This is Ashton’s creation, from start to finish. All I did was find her the materials she requested, and write the words for her. She did have a few more words in mind, including, “Ariel play. Tickets for…
We really do. It brings fast and fantastic results in body composition (i.e. muscles, which are so cool and beautiful and amazing to watch develop), and it takes hardly any time at all. We’ve invested in equipment to…
This Navy life has been hard for me at times, with being away from family and old friends and familiar places, but now our neighborhood has become our community. Being in a neighborhood, with a variety of different…
Ashton completed her first dance class a few weeks ago. She liked some things about it and not others. Lots of class time was spent with her sitting next to me, watching, and rejoining the class when she…
Where’s Matt when he’s not chasing kids around? Two guesses… We’re still waiting for his school to approve his request to transfer to the Navy Band. No news. Hopefully that’s good news. …
I want to share about myself, but it seems to me you know what I’m doing by what you see my kids doing. I’m on the other side of the photo: orchestrating, managing, guiding, feeding. Matt and I…
Thanks to a really cool papa who seems to speak her language and get her excited about it, our girl has been learning to read. Maybe it’s the chopsticks that are the key to his success… She…
Our days, like yours, are full. When I wake up to see it (and when I sleep enough to fully participate in it– I’m working on that), I see an alive family connecting, learning, exploring, creating, and enjoying…
Occasionally I bring out specific art materials for a “project” with the kids, but generally I don’t have an end product in mind. The project starts one way and then continuously changes and takes different paths as we…
