Here are some scenes from homework time last Monday.  Mr. SP only has homework on Mondays.  It involves using the children’s dictionary, which he actually really enjoys.  At first he was not a fan of the dictionary, but it has really grown on him.  Liking the dictionary is a good…

The Banana was very happy to help Squirmy with his late afternoon workout.  These pictures really crack me up.  She copied everything he did.  He LOVED having company on the floor.  He loves anything his big sisters do with him in general, and they are almost always more than happy…

It was 23 degrees out yesterday,which felt lovely and balmy and just right for ice skating, so after school when all the homework was finished, the kidlets and I bundled up and grabbed the skates and away we went.  The Banana has been watching all the kids skating at the…

He really, really loves the cat.  The cat really loves him.  He never complains about taking care of the cat, and the cat loves to sleep in his bed and snuggle with him when we’re reading books on the couch. It’s so nice in the winter when the cat does…

She looked at me this morning and asked, “Mama, how soon can I start to study rocket science?”

Our Saturday afternoon trip to Barnes and Nobles was exhausting for him.  Squirmy held it together until we got home, and then it was just all over for a few hours.  Finally the two of us just had to have some one on one snuggle time to get his disposition…

I saw the game Castles and Knights (by Haba) in a store a few months ago, and thought it looked very intriguing.  When I ordered it for to give to Mr. SP for Christmas, I had a very good feeling about it, and it turns out that this game actually…

This week The Banana has turned into a foreign language expert.  She walks around babbling in languages that she spontaneously makes up.  It drives Ya Ya and Mr. SP nuts.  She tells stories that are half in English and half in unidentified foreign languages, which use a lot of alliteration…

Of course, the moment you set eyes on your baby for the first time, you are in love.  That’s just pretty much how it goes, for almost everyone, but for me there is something extra special about the time when my babies near the age of six months.  Almost always…

Grandma Robbie has been asking and asking for a vertical black and white picture of Squirmy for months, every time I talk to her on the phone.  TaDa!  He finally cooperated, and I finally remembered to tilt my camera vertically instead of horizontally.