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To all the wonderful, passionate, and loving people who put themselves in positions to teach, protect, and love our children…well, summer has been extra good this year. Like, maybe my sweaty boys stayed up too late riding bikes and fighting crime on the culdasac and we were lucky to get one shower a week. But … Continue reading The Eve of Another Year
Warning: This is not a post that will help you potty train a child. No, really. Just because we successfully brought one kid to the proper age of schooling does not mean we know how to raise the other. This a post that will tell you how I spent a weekend trying very hard to convince a very … Continue reading My least favorite parenting duty: potty training
I don’t usually like stereotypes when it comes to genders. However, sometimes my life feels like it’s what boy stereotypes are written by. We don’t play with a lot of “gentle” toys but each boy has their favorite sleeping stuffed animal. They play brothers all the time and that feels like a version of house. … Continue reading Boys will be boys
People always say having kids teaches you a lot about yourself and gives you a different perspective on life. I recently read an article about how mom’s shouldn’t be afraid to talk about kids in the workplace. How they should add parenting to their resumes. That makes sense to me. I am a big believer … Continue reading Learning from my children
I’m writing this from just above the trenches. Or that’s what it feels like. We were in the trenches of non-listening for so long that it feels like a freaking vacation right now. Sitting on my couch, with a dog next to me, sunshine coming through the windows, loud hammering in the basement, music that … Continue reading The terrible threes…or the way of life?
Life is always changing, especially with small children in the house. I still remember the realization {and sadness} that one of my children was dropping his nap. It was a rough transition for me. That was MY time and then he was invading it, loudly. In an effort to make sure the little one slept, … Continue reading Saying goodbye to naptimes
It’s really simple to spend an hour and half at the grocery store and only leave with 28 items. It can be accomplished in 22 easy steps. Step 1: Document the experience for Snappers around the world with a caption, “Lord help me at the grocery store with this guy.” Step 2: Opt for … Continue reading 22 steps to a successful grocery store trip with a three-year-old
Survival posts seem to be a theme around here lately. But, if you had been part of the bedtime in my house that just happened…well, you’d understand. It’s been quite a while since I told someone that I didn’t like my kids much at that moment. I definitely said that twice on Sunday. To which my … Continue reading Bedtimes gone wrong
The little boys of Leger Lane, like children everywhere, love the outdoors. When Maximus was 18-months old he used to sit at the sliding glass door and cry because it was winter and he couldn’t go outside. Quinten, at 2 1/2, is almost always out on the deck when it’s raining. Their love has no bounds. EVERYONE … Continue reading Our little boys of summer
In my opinion, my kids are very funny! 🙂 Maximus, while driving home. Look! There’s the nursery home! A nursing home is across the street from our house. Quinten, while listening to Maximus ask for a sucker. NO! Two wait! No Max-mus. Two wait! Translation: too late. It was 5 pm. Quinten, every night before … Continue reading My kids are funny