Yes, I know…I complain that he’s a monster in all his 2 1/2-year old glory! But Ryan can be the sweetest boy!
I was making this card for a friend whose husband passed away last week. Ryan came in and said “What-choo doin’ Mommy?” (That’s his newest thing to say…over and over and over!) I told [...]

You may or may not know that I teach part-time at New England Tech. I’ve been there for almost 2 years now. It’s the BEST gig ever! I love working with the kids who go to school there, and I love the topics I teach.
One of them is XHTML – the basic backbone of the [...]

We couldn’t have asked for a more GORGEOUS weekend and even though we didn’t have any big plans, we made the best of it!

A couple of walks to the neighborhood beach… Ryan is definitely turning into a “beach bum” – he’s always asking to go to the beach to find treasures; things like sticks, shells, [...]

All these pictures were taken within 10 minutes. It’s hard to keep up with this kid! :)

By the way, I didn’t notice when I took the last picture, but as I was uploading it tonight, I noticed a tiny little caterpillar on Ryan’s neck! Too funny!

So, I’m the kind of person who LOVES to entertain. Ric, on the other hand is not. BUT, I force him into it once in a while, and he usually comes around…especially if there’s grilling involved.
This past weekend, we invited three families over for dinner. These families have been in our Ward for about 2 [...]

Megan has gotten into the habit of sitting up when I put her down for a nap; just because she can! She doesn’t cry or anything like that, she’s just making a statement that she’s still awake and not going to lay down for a nap. Well… she usually falls asleep SITTING UP!
I took this [...]

Don’t you just LOVE Meg’s squishy legs? I can’t get enough of them! Just a few pictures I took today…

PS – Details to come about our little BBQ with some families from Church who are leaving in a couple of weeks! It was QUITE the event!

PPS – I PROMISE I won’t be calling [...]

Thinking of Having Kids?Do this 11 step program first!
Lesson 11. Go to the grocery store.2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.3. Go home.4. Pick up the paper.5. Read it for the last time.
Lesson 2Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate [...]

Megan has had a fever off and on since Monday. Last night it went up to 103.8. That freaks me out just a little bit! She was so fussy and restless last night that it didn’t make for a very good night’s sleep!
Today she woke up and was relatively “normal” (99.6) and was acting like [...]

How does someone this pretty….
this cute….
this sweet….
…become THIS MESSY??? (Hmmm…could it be the pasta and sauce I gave her?)
I can’t believe it – Happy 11 Months Megan! Time has flown by WAY too fast! You have 5 teeth, you’re telling us all sorts of stories. You say “Da-a-Da” now. You pull yourself up and cruise [...]