I was in the bathroom at my mom and dads this afternoon while they were at work and heard the doorbell ring. I raced to the door to find Kaelem out on the porch in his Buzz Lightyear underwear pushing the button. This is at 2 1/2 years- what in the world is he going [...]

What’s it like with two kids? If you’d asked me that a week ago, I’d have given a big sigh and said, ”it’s challenging.”  Today though, I’ll reply the same, but with less of a sigh. Today, I saw a glimpse of hope for normalacy. Today, we started a new chapter in our little family. Because…Quincy slept 7 hours [...]

Been busy here.  Finished bunk beds! Kaelem’s last night in crib. Smooth transition to big boy bed.   Quincy’s 1 week doctor appointment: gained a smidge of weight since birth. Kaelem starting to notice Quincy more each day. So far nothing scary has happened. Birthday party for Clara. Mom held Quincy while we played on the [...]

I’m in the middle of getting packed for family camp. It’s been awhile since posting and could be even more if no internet where we’re going, so I thought I’d jot a couple quick funnies before getting back to work. . Kaelem likes to count. However, he has made up his own system of counting. [...]

For simplicity, we didn’t bring any presents for Kaelem to open at his party at the park. Instead, we waited until his actual birthday to give him the two presents (because he’s two) we gave him and some others from family. We gave Kaelem his first game, “Don’t Spill the Beans” and a bicycle just [...]