A few of you emailed and asked what kind of presents Sweet Baby J loved for her 11th birthday. I'd be happy to share! Her favorite things (other than her bicycle) were bathing suits, bath soap, and fun containers. It was so much simpler than I was trying to make it. I...
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Nate the Great turns Eight… the Follow-Up
Did I tell you about Nate's birthday? How did I miss this that? Ok... well.... Julia made a scavenger hunt for him! By herself. I am the luckiest mom ever. The end. When they were younger, Julia would read Ruby and Max ever night to Nate. Their favorite Ruby and Max...
Sweet Baby J + The Last Day of School = The End of Elementary School
I love you. I adore you. You are confident and kind, present and gentle, giggly and happy. I couldn't be more honored to be your mother. Oh, dear Father... protect her, guide her, make her path straight. Amen.
Sweet Baby J’s Party
Sprite + Rainbow Sherbert. The reason punch bowls were invented. Have I told you lately how much I love the Target Dollar Section? Everyone needs a DJ this cool to MC your dance party. After the party, she came up and hugged me and said that it was the best party...
Redfield Elementary Art Walk
Nate's interpretation of Starry Night by Van Gogh. Does this remind you of Ferris Bueler? Julia's Starry Night Interpretation. I love watching them learn about art. I love hearing them begin to appreciate paintings and talent... to realize that putting what you see in...
Mama said there would be days like this…
Howdy! I am so sorry I've been gone for a while! I spent an amazing weekend with my college roommates for our annual girl's getaway. I had almost cancelled with everything going on with Mr. B., but he insisted 🙂 I was in heaven! I feel relaxed and refreshed and wow....
Packing and moving and moving and packing…
Nate offered to make boxes for packing. I happily said "yes, please" and handed him the tape gun. I wandered in to grab some boxes and found him making a tank. Yup, I think we are gonna need a tank to finish this move. It's true. Hugs, Kate
Our children are our luxury items…
Science Project {Nate the Great, 2011}
Over the course of four nights, we tried the famed Mentos and soda experiment. I am convinced that Mr. B and I were put together for this one purpose, if nothing else. Science projects. I seriously, seriously don't like them. I'm not sure if it is because of all the...
Sneaking up to their rooms…
They were supposed to be cleaning. But it was so fun to find them playing and reading. I wanted to crop these, so you didn't see my messes. But this is how we roll. Smiles make me happy. Happy Monday, everyone! Take a break from the messes and hug those babies!...