Today Timmy got his first pair of glasses. We knew this was coming for a long time. He’s like his father in so many ways: appearance, his comedic nature, and many other “youngest child” traits. It took three visits to the eye doctor this year to get everything right, Timmy would complain about his vision, and … Read more
**This doesn’t mean I want another baby. It’s just nice to look back on my boys’ super-dooper cute baby pictures! Today a fellow Air Force spouse friend posted pictures of her daughter on Facebook — portraits taken at the beach just after her first birthday. There were some family portraits also. In one of the … Read more
Those happy kids are creeping me out. It all started with a neighbor’s birthday party…not long after we moved here. One of Jacob’s new Cub Scout den-mates invited both Jacob and Timmy to his birthday party. It was a Beyblades tournament. Our sons weren’t familiar with Beyblades at the time, I had sent a starter … Read more
Last weekend Timmy was finally able to don a Cub Scout uniform like his big brother. They sold popcorn at our local Lowe’s store for about an hour. They both did really well and they don’t think fundraisers suck. We’ll see how long that lasts…. I remember when Jacob used to be Mr. Smiley. Now … Read more
This week we have friends from North Carolina visiting: Maryann (AKA Fotomom), Joey and Johnny. Jacob and Joey were in the same preschool from 2005-2008 and were two peas in a pod, while Timmy and Johnny were best buddies as the respective little brothers. We took dozens of great road trips together! Joey and Johnny … Read more
A small British grocery store opened up right up the street, called The British Pedlar. The ladies who are running the store are very kind and they have just about everything that I remember from my childhood, when my mom would frequent the British grocery store in Virginia Beach OR she’d bring things back from … Read more
Hopefully the Moms reading this had a nice Mother’s Day. I enjoyed a nice day with my boys. I’ve cracked the code for happy kids: a trip to the beach! They were happy, I was happy watching (and catching a few waves with a Boogie Board!), all was well with the world. The boys each … Read more
When we were in South Dakota last May, the boys picked up branches to use as hiking sticks. There was ponderosa pine all over the place, and it wasn’t hard for the boys to find something in their sizes. The boys begged to bring home the sticks as “souvenirs” from their trip. How could I … Read more
You can say I tried. I think Jacob might have a future in long distance running…Timmy probably won’t. At a Mother’s Day function this past week, one of Timmy’s classmates’ Moms tipped me off to a 1-mile kids’ fun run in Navarre Beach last Saturday. That night I headed over to one of our local hangouts in … Read more
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Yes a little early, but I have a fun-filled weekend planned so I don’t know when I’ll write again. Dave did really well this Mother’s Day! Okay, so he booked his annual trip to visit his model railroading/railfanning friends in Maryland and Pennsylvania for this weekend. And that’s where he is … Read more