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happy 1.5

Dear Emily Kate – You are officially not a baby anymore.  (Really, you haven’t been for a while.)  As of last week, you are 18 months old.  For the past year I’ve been too busy drinking you in to write blog posts about how amazing you are, sometimes just watching you,  humbled at how you are [...]

my favorite holiday

My favorite holiday – Halloween.  When I was little we went to the same pumpkin farm every year that served fresh pressed cider, hot doughnuts, and fresh candy apples along with your pumpkin.  I think even then I still loved Halloween more than any other holiday, except possibly my birthday which is a few days later. This [...]

for once, i’m not quite ready for fall

When I look back at this summer, I will remember the Water Park.  This year we sprung for season passes, so nearly every weekend we took our kids to splash around and people watch.   Given that when you’re at the water park everyone is literally letting it all hang out, it’s better than TV.  Tattoos, piercings, scars, [...]

be careful what you share

One of the things that you won’t find in any baby book is how having kids will change your friendships.  Sure there’s advice to have date nights and me-time and all that crap but I’ve never seen this bit of truth documented anywhere: You have friends that you will drop because of the way they parent. [...]