My desire to scoop this little one up and cover in kisses increases daily.  She is such fun to watch outside as she investigates with intention.  I love her fuzzy hair that self-sculpts just like her big sister's used to.  I love the countless silent facial expressions that portray everything…

While out rummaging Friday morning, Mr. Sneaky Pants found a kids hockey helmet. It was $2. I couldn’t not get it for him. You should have seen the little guy, going on and on and on and on about how he could use the helmet to pretend to be a…

On Friday afternoon and all day Saturday we were blessed with baby rainshowers. It was the kind of day when a cloud would come and block out the sun, it would get extremely windy, rain would fall for about five minutes, and then it would be perfectly sunny and still…

At the end of a crazy day filled with garage sales in the morning, a walk to the post office, grocery store and branch library in the afternoon, and several quick and messy meals in between, Sarah and I zipped off to the school carnival while Dr. Peds gave the…

Directly after putting down the kidlets that weren’t in school for their daily nap, I read in the local newspaper that there would be a free airshow extravaganza this afternoon at 5:30 right over the edge of Lake Superior. It was to serve as a preview for some kind of…

I know some people consider them weeds, but I’ve always liked a good old dandelion. I appreciate how they usher in spring, welcoming those first sunny warm days with their glowing little yellow heads, bright polka dots in a sea of ever brightening green grass. I mean, really, who can…

Because it wasn’t raining yesterday morning (we’ve had a lot of that rainy weather, NOT that I’m complaining . . . I love rain) we carried out an ice cream bucket of brand new sidewalk chalk to the driveway. The Banana was quite entranced. For the longest time she just…

Our swingset has been getting a terrific workout lately. Every day before kindergarten and after kindergarten Sarah is out swooping up and down in full force. Sometimes she’s joined by The Banana and Mr. Sneaky Pants and they pretend they are pirates sailing on a stormy sea, or space aliens…

The Banana would literally spend all day outside if she could. She just loves discovering everything, pushing things around, smearing her hands through muck, chasing balls around the yard and swinging on the swings like the big kids. There are fewer things that make her more excited than handing her…

It really takes a lot more coordination to jump rope than we consider on an every day basis. Mr. Sneaky Pants has the jumping part mastered. It’s the task of getting the rope in the right place so that he can actually jump OVER it that is a bit elusive…