Too much food. The first words that came to mind thinking about our trip to Utah. Seriously, though. Still full. But also: laughter, beauty, nostalgia, happiness, frustration and a little bit of heartache all rolled into one big group hug. We stayed up too late. Woke up too early. Made too many dirty jokes. Enjoyed…
I guess I really am all about that bass. Who would’ve guessed. I highly debated pulling my “Thanksgiving pants” out of storage for the weekend. If you watch Friends, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. If you don’t… well, you’re a weirdo. I love leaving Panera Bread covered in Autumn Squash soup. LOVE IT. Stevie…
Teaching your child independence is so important. Even something small like putting on their own shoes can help them develop important motor skills and take responsibility for bigger tasks in life. This particular task of putting on their own shoes can be broken down into 100 simple steps. Steps 1-99: Ask your child repeatedly to…
My brother rocks. He came all the way from Missouri, accent and all, to help us out with Stevie for the weekend – just because he wanted to. Well, it was his wife’s idea, let’s give credit where credit is due! And it was the greatest. Where he gets his energy, I will never know. He kept up…
I know I keep referring to it as the worst day ever. The truth is it was just like every other day. Tantrums every five minutes. Incessant nagging. Screaming and frustration. But it felt so much worse because we were at freakin DISNEYLAND. I mean, there were time-outs next to Pirates of the Caribbean, begging…
We planned for months in advance. We somehow settled on a date that worked for 18 people. We convinced the non-believers to just come anyway and try to have fun. But I didn’t realize our cousin day at Disneyland was doomed from the start – until it was actually over. I can’t help but think about all the…
It’s been so long since it rained, I apparently forgot how to use windshield wipers and kept turning on my blinkers instead. When I’m alone and the Frozen soundtrack starts playing, I don’t change it as quickly as I probably should. One of my favorite Stevie moments this week was in the middle of lunch, when…
He has them every once in awhile. The breakthroughs. And we finally feel some validation for all of our hard work day in, day out. And that all the arguments and many, many tantrums over something seemingly so silly weren’t for nothing. One of them was last night when Stevie took his shoes off – completely unassisted…
Well, hello November. Oh and yes, hello to you too 5:30am because of the time change. How long is that wake-up time going to be in effect? Halloween was good. Stevie still didn’t totally get it, but this year was a lot easier. Therefore making it more fun than years past. And he looked bloody cute, let’s not…