Here’s my creepy, odd, factoid about me. My most vivid memory of Halloween as a kid is from way back around 1981ish, back when I lived in Iowa and was about 6 years old.
That was back when the razor blade scare was getting serious. I remember that being the first year that I […]
Trick or treating. Thanksgiving dinner. Opening Christmas presents. These are all easy yearly traditions to participate in but they are not the only ones you need to know about and definitely not the only ones your family should participate in.
Every family should have a set of their own special traditions.
We have a […]
We are going through a really interesting stage right now with the kids. Pookie is getting really good about taking things like us saying, “Goodnight, Pookie” and, instead of him repeating it back, he’s starting to actually turn it around and say, “Goodnight, Daddy.” It is still scripted speaking, but it is a […]
A couple nights ago we carved pumpkins. Pookie liked drawing the faces. Geetle liked trying to cut the pumpkins. Beagoodmom liked taking the pictures. I liked eating the seeds. Everybody had a great time. The kids have been to the pumpkin patch a few times so we had plenty […]
We have noticed recently that after a few minutes of swinging, Pookie seems to be a lot more actively vocal and in general just better settled. Since then we have tried to make sure we get him to the park more frequently, but it is hard with school schedules and just normal busyness.
We considered putting […]
