Connor and Helen Grow Up

Connor and Helen often play at the neighbor’s house – after all, it has a great swingset, cherry tomato plants that they’re allowed to pluck...

Did I hear someone mention that tomorrow is the last day of NaBloPoMo? Oh, right, that event where friends of mine (usually including me) po...

Just pretend they say "Grandpa" instead of "Mommy". They're not always easy to manipulate into performing exactly as...

I almost never write about my care-givers, but I'm breaking the rule today. When I got home from work, Connor was just waking up from hi...

I've been away at a work conference these past few days. I explained to Helen and Connor that I was going on a "work vacation"...

A few nights ago, I sent the kids into the bathroom to get ready for their bath. This is what I found. They're sitting in the dirty laun...

Dear Helen, Remember all those times I told you how awesome you were because you knew about and seemed to enjoy sleep? You surely remember a...

An important thing to consider when raising kids, is trying to imbue in them a keen sense of wanting to take care of others. After all, they...

Yesterday, I took Helen to her music class at an indoor playground. Before class, we were running around like crazy people, because I believ...