The shirt/tie set that I ordered came, and he was so excited. He had to wear it to school the next day.
I couldn’t help but be a little worried. He’s only in first grade, but these days, even first graders can be rough, right?
I thought he looked so handsome, though, […]
As I mentioned before, we do Labor Day big in my family. Every year it’s different, but for the past 15 years, we’ve always done something.
It’s a big deal, because my parents had four kids, and we have given them 11 grandchildren, so get-togethers, for us, are chaos and noise […]
For the last week and a half, E. Belle and I have done a great deal of waiting outside for the bus. Erv is always taking a nap (or hanging out in his bed).
Ivy, up until now, has only gone half days in school, so she has gotten home at […]
Their eyes were big as we pulled into the parking lot. They grabbed their backpacks and held my hands tightly as we walked into the building.
“Can you stay with me?” Henry asks, as we make our way through the gym to the far side where the first graders sat, waiting.
“No, […]
One day last week, we had to get up super early the next morning for a funeral, so the girls went to sleep at my parents’ and rode with them to the service.
The boys stayed at the house, and after Erv went to sleep, Henry, T, and I went swimming […]
All of the girls in the family were invited to a tea party on Tuesday evening at my brother and sister-in-law’s house.
The requirements? Dress fancy and bring some finger foods.
My nieces and SIL worked hard on the decor and ambience of the event, and did a fabulous job of it.
We’ve […]
This weekend, we had a birthday party for the girls. We could have gone all Barbie like last year, or something equally girly and character-driven. But, I learned from the Hungry Caterpillar party that bright colors are so easy to coordinate and decorate with, so I convinced them a while […]