Dear William, A few days ago you turned 2. I’m sitting here wondering where my baby went. You are talking up a storm, running around, and even making loud (very loud) demands lately. You want to do pretty much everything by yourself now, and cuddles are few and far between. With every milestone you reach, …
Family Life
This page has all of my posts about our family moments, and some “Dear Caroline” , and “Dear April” posts that I wrote for my daughters. This is my love, my happiness all rolled into one beautiful place.
Dear Caroline, Happy 6th birthday!!!! What a year this has been. It’s been hard on you. It’s also been amazing to watch you grow and take on challenges head on. You are blossoming into such an amazing person. 9 months ago we were going along in our normal routine. You were going to PreK. You …
The last decade has been packed full. My life changed in so many ways. I guess in 10 years that’s to be expected, but gosh… it’s quite the look back! I’m guessing that many readers are in the same boat when they look back at this decade. We are in the childbearing years and have …
The holiday season is so wonderful. I just love it. For us in particular, we have a lot of exciting things happening. My husband is home more- he works crazy hours in the spring and summer, and even some into the fall. Winter is our family time. Caroline’s birthday is right around Thanksgiving, and William’s …
Dear William, It’s been a very busy year, and quite honestly I just can’t believe that it’s been 1 full year. It was one year ago that you were in my belly, and I was terrified of losing you. It was one year ago that I made an incredibly hard choice to induce early and …
Dear Caroline, This is my last year with you home. I feel like next year is the start of the fast paced craziness of school days and activities, and before I know it I’m going to blink and you will be 18. I know that probably sounds dramatic, but oh my gosh, it feels ever …
Last night we just played and it was amazing. We just played. We didn’t want to. But we did. Earlier that day, Caroline had wanted to get the pool out. We just didn’t have time when she’d asked. It’s a pretty cool pool, I might add. We used to buy those cheap plastic pools. The …
Dear Caroline, There are days we have power struggles, and battles over everything. There are arguments over going potty, getting ready, leaving the house, going to bed, or simply that I can’t do something that you want right now, but rather in a couple of minutes. The hard days are hard. There are battles over …