I walked into the kitchen and discovered a small bandit had gotten into the snack cupboard and found the bag of peanut puffs. The entire contents of the bag were scattered on the floor, and he was effectively stuffing his mouth with them as fast as he possibly could. I…

Hair ties. A Bracelet. A watch. Worn down stickers. Hundreds of aluminum can tabs. What else could be on a water bottle? This is the water bottle that goes to swimming with The Banana, and probably other places too. The collection of aluminum can tabs has something to do with…

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…