When he’s home, he loves being home… with us. He lets me sleep in when I’m tired; he watches the kids and sends me off to the thrift store; he cooks, shops, and makes amazing desserts; he plays…
Her papa is teaching her to play the piano. It just seems to be the time for her to start learning– and asking for, practicing, and thinking about– things like reading, writing, and piano. On her own, without…
Yes, we have drums. It started when, after buying a cheap electronic drum set for Cedar for Christmas, Matt realized a cheap drum set just wasn’t going to offer our children the musical learning and experience he wants…
If you haven’t seen this video of Jim Henson making puppets, you really should. And if you have kids, please watch it with them. We have watched it several times and after each viewing our little boy has…
Thought I’d share again the family photos we took for one of our advent activities. It was my first time using the self-timer on the camera, and our first time getting family photos by ourselves, and we are…
The kids each picked out fabric for some new mama-made cotton pants (I did hem up Cedar’s a bit– he’s just growing so quickly that I figured I’d make them longer). This kind of pant is so simple…
We love seeing the kids get enthused with us about exercise, especially about lifting weights. Matt in particular is great about getting them involved while he works out– it’s serious partying out there in the garage sometimes, with…
