• Frog Jumpers

    After supper this evening I was sprawled across the couch in the living room. Mr. Cuddles was across the room and he looked at me very seriously, signed “frog,” and then he started hopping around the room just like a frog. After about 7 hops, he stood up straight and…

  • Favorite Ways to Eat Raspberries

    When Grandma Kathy was here Dr. Pediatrician took her and Ms. Crazy Preschooler to the raspberry farm and they came back with a couple of buckets of fresh raspberries, most of which we sent to Iowa for Great Grandma and Grandpa. There were red raspberries (which I like best) and…

  • Slurp

    Ms. Crazy Preschooler in her pajamas, frozen juice on a stick, and Grandma Kathy. We had such a great time when she was here visiting.

  • Visiting Jurustic Park

    While Grandma Kathy was visiting, we toured some unique local gems, including Foxfire Gardens (the hosta gardens that Ms. Crazy Preschooler wore her flower girl dress to) and Jurustic Park. Not Jurassic Park. Jurustic Park. A place unlike any other . . . anywhere. Jurustic Park is a private park…

  • Last Day of Tumbling

    Yesterday was the last day of tumbling class for Ms. Crazy Preschooler. She loved it so, so much and is devastated that it is over now. The teachers and helpers were so good this summer; I had so much fun sitting (on very uncomfortable benches) and watching all the activity.…

  • Dolls: A Boy’s Take

    To make the ASL sign for “doll” you make a hook with your index finger and rub it down the bridge of your nose. To sign “doll” Mr. Cuddles takes his index finger and jams it up his nostril. Then he takes Ms. Crazy Preschooler’s doll and stuffs it into…

  • Morning Trip to the Hosta Garden

    I’ve been waiting to take Ms. Crazy Preschooler to the local hosta garden in her flower girl dress for weeks. This morning Mr. Cuddles was playing at a friend’s house, so we zipped there speedy quick and took some pictures. We really had fun, and I could have snapped pictures…

  • Raspberry Season

    This weekend a friend and I traded childcare so that we could do something with our husbands without the company of residents under four feet tall. Whenever Dr. Pediatrician and I have the opportunity to go on a “date” we are completely stumped as to what we should actually do.…