The Sandbox has turned out to be Squirmy’s new favorite place in the yard.  He stood outside the box for the longest time, playing with the toys he could reach and running his hands through the sand.  Eventually one of those kindhearted big sisters had pity on him and lifted…

Squirmy has been getting up a lot in the middle of the night.  Sometimes I’ll get lucky and he only gets up once.  Most of the time, though, he has been waking three or four times in the middle of the night and screaming his head off.  Unlike the rest…

Picking raspberries each summer has become an annual tradition ever since my first trip to a raspberry farm when we lived in Wisconsin.  Although raspberries are my favorite fruit, their presence in my life up until that point was quite sparse.  I remember how giddy I was the first time…

Be assured, my dear readers, that there is no end to the number of silly faces this girl can make.  Making crazy faces, pestering her big brother and sister, singing songs wherever she goes . . . this is what makes The Banana’s wheels turn.  She is having a busy…

Beware:  there are lots and lots of images to follow, because the light at the sandy beach Saturday evening was amazing, and all of the kidlets, who hadn’t been to the sandy beach yet this summer, were having an absolutely splendid time.  It was a great night to be at…

I’ve read many times in early childhood books about messy painting projects that involve enormous pieces of paper and tossing objects dipped in paint at them.  I’ve always meant to do that with the kidlets, but when I saw the idea of using those terrible little textured balls that are…

I have lots of pictures to share from this evening and I’ll do that soon, but let me just say that Squirmy was in his element at the sandy beach.  There were wide open spaces to explore, sand to move around and toss into the air, and lots of commotion…

Last evening we zipped up to a different beach than we usually frequent.  It was calm, peaceful and lovely until the kidlets got there to disturb the peace.  While they were traipsing around in circles loudly pretending to be zombies (no, I have no idea why . . . and…

These were taken more than a week ago now, but I haven’t taken time to share them.  I love so many little details in these images:  the wet pants legs on Dr. Peds (he came from work and was still on call), the change in Mr. SP’s posture between the…

This July I am loving: Squirmy’s squishy baby cheeks that I know will soon disappear slowly over time.  They happen to be the only squishy, pudgy part of his body.  He’s such a lanky thing.  But aren’t those cheeks round and full and lovely in every way? The Banana’s incredible…