two and five. gah. look how little she was!

I wasn’t supposed to be a mom to a girl. I wasn’t really supposed to be a mom at all , actually. But. Not a day goes by that I’...

The other day Lovie asked for help on her journal. Our journal . She asked me how to spell some words, how to write the date. She asked f...

While I'm trying super hard not to be too pushy about this, I'm super dang excited about Lovie learning to read and write. She knows...

If I could pick one word to describe last week it would be "Smiles". (end of first day of Montessori. she was just laying on ...

June 25, 2014. Did you know we're six months out from Christmas Day. DID YOU KNOW?! You're welcome. : ) If we're six months fr...

It's been a while, eh? Things were a bit hectic there for a while. Between work, stuff at home, sickness, vacation, and preschool gr...

So Sunday is Mother's Day. I wasn't always a big fan of the day, but since having Lovie, I've grown to enjoy it. Not to get aw...

still prefers *riding* the big wheel over the super pink Barbie big girl bike i got her She lights my whole world up so brightly I...

The other week we made a cardboard Washing Machine . It's pretty kick ass if I do say so myself. While we were making the thing, I en...

It's been a while since we've been to the library. Unlike many others, I like to go when it's boiling out and it's been quit...

Yesterday marked Lovie's first full month as a four year old. I kind of want to come here and gush about how awesome it is having a four...

Sunday morning I went out to meet with some friends. I left Lovie at home with her daddy. "But I'm gonna miss you," she m...

This little light of mine.   She's been taking ballet for nearly a full year now. Saturday was the first time we were able to sit...

There's so many things I love about this photo below: As you can see, it's not a gorgeous image or anything. There's n...

So this kid of mine...   this child who makes a smile cover my face just when I think of her... this child who is so much more than ...

This little girl makes all of me smile from head to toe. This little girl makes me so proud, so happy, so in love. This little girl ...

This little girl is something else. Every day she amazes me. Every day is such a gift. Every day I tell her Daddy that we are so bless...

(It's been too long since I've done one of these) On Sleeping : My girl could quite possibly pull an all-nighter already if ...

“Mama I want my hair like that,” Lovie said from the back seat of the car. “Like what?” “Like that,” she answered, pointing toward...