She has the hardest time waking up from her afternoon nap.  There is a half hour of pure grogginess, often accompanied by a bit of grouchiness.  But look at those rosy cheeks and that crazy hair.  How can you help but to scoop her up and snuggle, even if she…

Really, and truly, the greatest part of my trip to California was just hanging out with my friend Siri and meeting her baby, Kari, and playing and reading with some of my favorite kids in the whole wide world. (I have lots of pictures to share about that soon).  …

When I finally arrived back home, all the kidlets and Dr. Peds were waiting for me in the airport with gigantic tagboard signs and big smiles on their faces.  It was such a welcome sight, because although I had an AMAZING and wonderful time in California (I have so much…