There are few things Peanut Maximus likes more than a little bit of wild play with a big sibling or two.

He had so much fun sending cars of all sizes down the ramp with Mr. TOF. There were so many giggles, and toddler giggles are just terrific. (Significantly much better than toddler screams).

First of all, you need to know that while The Banana did not actually wear a costume on Halloween, she did have a youth symphony concert the Saturday before at a Halloween event, and she wore a gigantic fuzzy pink Easter bunny costume on stage while playing her violin. She…

Last weekend The Banana had a home swim meet, so Mr. TOF and I headed to the pool to watch. Dr. Peds even made it with Peanut Maximus, the tiniest fan, for the last event she swam. My favorite part of each race is the start, when all eight swimmers…

He is fascinated with tromping through the crunchy leaves in the front yard. Back and forth. Around and around. It is solid entertainment, and he never stops moving. He really has been enjoying playing outside these last few weeks.

Although it is about to change as the weather cools down, Peanut Maximus has been barefoot for months, and he loves playing with his toes in the stroller when we go walking. He is a stroller guy. He loves the motion, the change in scenery. When he’s grouchy, a trip…

It was a rainy, dreary Friday so we decided to hang out in our pajamas all day. They were cute, fuzzy and new to us since I just brought home a whole stack of pajamas in our new bigger size from the thrift store. There were so, so many adorable…

Currently I am listening to a late night trombone practice because weekend procrastination is a thing around here. Next up will likely be a late, late night violin practice. Currently I am reading a book of poetry that I thought would be pretty good, but I have been feeling pretty…