This morning my neighbor came over with a little basket of strawberries. I was very excited because she had been strawberry picking at the local strawberry farm. Last year I missed strawberry picking because I was vacationing in the great state of North Dakota. I had been hoping I would…

I made this little bug book for Ms. Crazy Preschooler a few weeks ago. Whenever she sees an interesting bug she draws a picture of it and we practice sounding the bug’s name out and writing it on the lines under the picture box. If it is a small bug…

This tux is so . . . not really my dad. But he looks dashing the same. When I snapped four of these pictures before my brother’s wedding my dad said suspiciously and hopefully, “I thought your camera was BROKEN.” I informed him that it was but it was still…

This is my newest sister-in-law: a vivacious, hilarious, kind and thoughtful lover of naps. I am very excited that my brother FINALLY married her.

80% humidity and we begin to see curls on both kids! I love it! It almost makes up for being pregnant and feeling incredibly sticky.

The last few days I have been a picture taking maniac. There are several reasons for this. Tomorrow the kids and I are driving to North Dakota for my brother’s wedding this weekend, and the LCD light on my camera screen broke last week, so I am trying to practice…

A conversation in the stroller while walking home from our morning trip down the bike path: Ms. CP: When I am a grown up, I am not going to live here. I am not going to live with you either, Mama. Me: Well, where do you think you’d like to…

I haven’t tried taking backdrop pictures for a long time, which after today I have decided was probably a good choice. Toddlers and backdrops do not mix. After he woke up from his nap, Mr. Cuddles ran AROUND the backdrop 37 times. The best pictures of all was a fleeting…