Dear Little, Happy completion of 8 journeys around the sun. I’m thankful for the way you are always caring for the people around you. You’re the first to run and get Dek when you hear him cry. You’re the first to pick him up and kiss his owies and make […]
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Dek is 1
Dear little boy, The day you were born. One year ago I was reminding myself that I couldn’t possibly be pregnant forever, and that eventually you would be born and my poor ankles would shrink back to normal size. Then you came so quickly that it was hard to believe […]
Read MoreLittle is 7!!!
Seven!!! No way. You are too tiny and little to be 7. What happened to my little girl? I’m sorry. I always do this. It’s milestones like birthdays that suddenly show me how quickly the individual days are passing me by and how quickly childhood, which seems to take forever […]
Read MoreGrowing up
He’s only half awake, angry, because he wet the bed, and he doesn’t usually but he’s been sick, and he’s so eager to be a big kid this week. I take him to the bathroom to shower off and he has to go potty first, sick tummies lead to many […]
Read More4 months
Dear little Dek, You are already 4 months old and this is the first letter I am getting around to writing to you. In my defense, you are a very particular little short person and you often only want to be held, but any old baby holder will not do. […]
Read MoreA Hobbit Party For the Boy
I have been wanting to tell you all about the Boy’s Hobbit party. However, since I forgot to take many photos, given all the other things going on, I was waiting until people, like my talented sister in law, got me some of the photos they took of the party […]
Read More11 Years Old
How do I talk about 11? Every day is different. 11 is trying on different things to see if they fit you. Including things like sarcasm and insults, only lacking the skill to make it lighthearted and without a sting, as some of those you try to emulate are able […]
Read MorePretty, Happy, Funny, Real
Aaron’s youngest sister turned 19 yesterday. So we had a midweek excursion to Beema’s house to celebrate. Pretty The drive to Beema’s house. And all the flowers in her yard. Happy BamBam in the swing. The trampoline. the wagon Funny I told Ana to smile as she cut her cake […]
Read More19 months
Dear Bam Bam, Sometime in the past few months you have gone all the way from toddler to little boy, a little boy who doesn’t talk yet. You are fun, so much fun, and super intense. You want to PLAY! You smile and laugh and giggle, and ask for more: […]
Read MoreSilly Faces at the Baby Gate
I found these photos last night that I took sometime last year. BamBam and Little were watching me through the baby gate so I started taking pictures. This is back when BamBam tried to eat everyone he loves. Actually, he still does that on occasion. They make me smile. look […]
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