Dr. Peds gave me these tulips last week because he knows how much I want to open all the windows. Tulips are my very favorite flower, and I’ve taken great joy in watching them begin to blossom in their little pot on the center of my dining room table. Yesterday…

Here’s The Banana, waiting patiently for me to lift her up out of the crib after a deep afternoon slumber. I love those bright red cheeks. All my kidlets get so very warm while they sleep. They’re like little toaster heaters.

The Banana is really into pencils. She carefully searches for writing utensils that her siblings may have left on the floor or within reach, and then locates a scrap or two of paper to draw. (Sometimes if she can’t find the paper she uses the wall, but luckily for me,…

These are the ducks that are drowning in soap suds in our bathtub. While I was downstairs having a wonderful time playing with The Banana this afternoon, the eldest two children were upstairs having a bath. They can mostly do bath time themselves. I usually just check in on occasion…

I’ve been an uninspired blogger the past few days . . . I’m blaming it on the February doldrums and a nasty case of a sinus cold. Here are some random details to chronicle the past week: 1. While I was out of commission on the couch, The Banana had…

Yesterday was Dr. Peds’ birthday. When I asked him on Wednesday what kind of cake he would like me to make to celebrate with the kids, he replied, “Let’s use that cherry chip mix that we’ve had around for a long time. And let’s put it in ice cream cones…

We’ve had some very busy chefs. They love to use the children’s picture books for their cookbooks and “read” recipes. I’m sharing a favorite recipe from Mr. Sneaky Pants: Banoni Soup salt fried eggs cheese slices sugar milk bread pancakes slices of bologna Cook in soup pot on medium heat.…

Yesterday afternoon The Banana and I took a trip down to the sandy beach while the others were off with Dr. Peds. It was a beautiful winter day, and The Banana has just recently learned to walk in her little red snow boots. Probably because it was the middle of…

Potty training has not been overly successful here. Despite Mr. Sneaky Pant’s initial obsession with bit boy underwear last summer, he really doesn’t see the importance of using the toilet. At all. We’ve tried rewards. We’ve tried persuasion. We’ve tried sticker charts, M&M’s and the promise of special, exciting prizes.…

Grandma Kathy and I have been contemplating, planning, and researching getting this gender neutral pretend play kitchen for months and months. In our previous homes we didn’t ever have room for a play kitchen, which was fine. But I’ve always wanted for my kids to have a wooden kitchen to…