Jan 30, 2012

A golf club, even a plastic one, is always dangerous in the hands of a toddler.

Jan 29, 2012

That creepy moment when the kids are in bed and one of their toys starts giggling in the next room. And you can't figure out which one it is.

Jan 28, 2012

Little boy went out with his parents this morning while I stayed behind with his sister... He refused to take any of his toys with him to the zoo, "so the monkeys won't get them."

Jan 25, 2012

I never realized before just how entertaining a down comforter can be.

Jan 24, 2012


Apparently "but he stepped on my foot!" is supposed to justify tackling your own teammate to the ground during church basketball practice.

Jan 21, 2012

A 2 year old last night tried to convince me that she wasn't ticklish. It took all of three seconds to debunk that claim.

Jan 20, 2012

"So guess what?! I get to spend the night in two really cool places next week! Sea world and heaven!" - girl, 4

Jan 19, 2012

I'm curious. How do you get, "Let's have a screaming contest!" from "Guys, let's keep the noise down."

Jan 17, 2012

I can't ever tell if this toddler is excited or upset - his laughing and crying sound exactly the same.

Jan 16, 2012

This little boy is so used to his dog's reaction to strangers that when cars drive past, he barks and waves.

Jan 14, 2012

That moment when you think surely it's time for lunch. Then you check and it's 9am.

Jan 13, 2012

A boy and his dog, licking the early morning condensation off the windows...

Jan 12, 2012

Well this is new - a two year old who reprimands himself. This morning he stopped mid-scream, put a finger to his lips, and said, "Shh. Baby sleeping."

Jan 11, 2012

"Look at all this money I have! You know what I'm gonna do with it?! I'm gonna buy cookies and peanut butter. And chocolate syrup. And kale." - boy, 5

Jan 9, 2012

Best part of my day - spinning a toddler around the room then setting him down to watch him dizzily stumble into walls before collapsing into giggles on the floor.

Jan 6, 2012

Playing go fish with two little girls using sea creature cards, I told the older sister "Go fish! Draw a sea turtle!" When she failed to draw the sea turtle card, the younger sister disappeared only to reappear two minutes later with a picture of a sea turtle that she'd drawn. "Here sissy, I drew a turtle for you."

Jan 5, 2012

"Oh my gosh. What if people saw that? They would be hilarious-ed!" - girl, 7

Jan 4, 2012

In the spirit of the renovations going on in her house, a two year old last night decided to measure her room. I held the tape measure, she ran the width of her room, looked at the zero-end of the tape and with a sigh went, "14 years."

Jan 1, 2012

There's nothing like a box big enough to fit into to make kids forget the expensive toy that arrived in it.