All of my nieces love to take risks. They have no fear of falling, no fear of crashing, colliding, or collapsing. They bounce around zinging from here to there so quick your eyes can barely keep up. They’ve always been this way: climbing to the top of the jungle gym…

Since I posted a picture of Janzie, age six, I thought I really should include her sisters as well. I’m not really sure which of her sisters this is, but I have a hunch it’s Madison. My nieces, Madison and Miranda are twins, age five, who may very well be…

This picture is actually from last week. Ms. Crazy Preschooler was writing a thank you note to Grandma Robbie and Grandpa Ron for her Christmas and birthday presents. Lately I’ve been encouraging her to use her sounding out skills to try to spell things phonetically (I’ve been reading a LOT…