Respected. Knowledgable. Partner.
In true two-year-old, second-child fashion, Quinten proves to be a Handful. His personality fills a room. Literally. Either with physical movement or loudness. He talks all.the.time and runs everywhere. And don’t think he let’s anyone do something without him doing it too. We hear a lot of “Me too!” and “My dude {d0} it!” Tonight, he threw … Continue reading Giving me a run for my money
This weekend Quinten got to join the rest of us and face the front of the car! We had reached that point in car seat occupancy where the child does everything in his power not to sit down. If you’ve had an 18 month old, you know what I’m talking about. Boy do I remember … Continue reading Moving forward
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve realized that I really enjoy being there for my friends. I know that seems silly to say out loud. It seems like one of those givens in life. Maybe it’s been a while since I was reminded that I have a purpose outside of my family and job. … Continue reading It’s ok, I’ve got your back.
I’ve recently realized that it’s hard to get back into life when life is so chaotic. I was traveling 11 days during January. In writing, it doesn’t feel as heavy as life felt while traveling. That’s probably because my first trip was seven days. That’s a long time to be away from your family, on a work … Continue reading A needed break from the chaos
I see you mother of a two-year-old in the restaurant of the hotel lobby trying to enjoy breakfast while your child bounces and screams in his highchair next to you. Your husband is somewhere in this hotel, enjoying coffee and talking with peers and co-workers. While you manage the unknown with a toddler in a … Continue reading I see you over there with your tired eyes and noisy toddler
We all made it through the first working / school day / daycare day of 2015. Or at least I think we did. And that’s despite what we tried to make an early bedtime last night. It never works on the 4-year-old. He threw a fit about turning off cartoons, then about me not doing … Continue reading Making it through the first day back
We’re doing a lot of purging around here in the new year. Maybe 2015 will be the year of simplifying on Leger Lane! In my opinion, only good things happen when you and your husband both come up with the same idea independently of each other. I saw a post on Twitter about the Subtraction … Continue reading Week one of purging and organizing
Just three things as we head into a new year. Christmas with my children was a lot of fun. It’s been great to have so much home time, some days doing things and other days playing {and fighting with your brother}. As much excitement as Christmas brings, I know that Maximus enjoys spending time with our … Continue reading Three things to end the year
I can’t think of anything left to signify Maximus growing out of toddlerhood and into the big kid zone. His toddler bed was still adequate, but I was itching to get him into a big bed. I had visions of laying next to him and reading him a story, or just snuggling. 🙂 One of those visions … Continue reading Out with the Toddler Bed, In with the Big Bed
Now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I have time to share our Santa experiences. The boys had many this season. Thankfully, we worked on our wish list early. Maximus and I took it very seriously, he told me what to write down and we put it up on the fridge. The awesome thing … Continue reading Traumatizing Our Child with Santa