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There are days when I still feel like a new mom while other days interacting with Max is like talking with a friend (a friend who asks a lot of questions, always wants a snack and occasionally screams for no reason). Max is an exceptional kid, but don’t get me wrong he is not always […]

Ace turned four in October. Four seems to be this magical age where three-year-old tantrums are subsiding, he is absolutely curious about everything, and he can do so much more on his own. Ace has opinions and questions about everything, and he is never afraid to let us know how he is feeling. Ace is, […]

Lion’s fourth birthday was actually three months ago, but I’ve been a bit overwhelmed with so many other things that I never did his four-year update! Better late than never, though! Recent picture from our family photoshoot. Photo credit: Eric Elofson. The quality that always impresses me the most in Lion is his kindness. I’m […]

Four years go at 10 minutes past midnight, StarCakes was born on his expected due date and I was born a mommy. This kid has taught me so much about love, patience, forgiveness and kindness in the four years that he has been in our lives. We are so grateful for such an intelligent, energetic, […]

Happy 4th birthday, my sweet boy. I feel so conflicted about how old you are now. I want to say that I can’t believe this day is  already here… but I kind of can. It did come fast, but I wouldn’t call it “in the blink of an eye,” because I’ve been there for just about […]

I haven’t written an update on the kids since Charlie turned 4 (he’s 6 1/2 now), but maybe it’s because I would consider this age to be another “golden era” of parenting for me. We’ve been through all the big first milestones of early childhood (starting kindergarten and first grade, losing 6 teeth so far, […]

D and K recently had their birthdays and although I’ve been saying they’re 2 and 4 for a few months now, I’m not quite used to the reality yet; the cliche “the days are long but the years are short” is so true! We had very low key celebrations this year which the kids didn’t […]