We knew this day was coming, but who could have known it would come so soon? Our 2.5 year old has her first crush. And ironically…sweetly…it’s with the boy next door. He’s four years older, and therefore cooler, than all other boys in the entire world. There is a small hole in the fence that separates our homes and he’s found a way to crawl through it and visit our daughter evening after evening.  He […]

  This little butterfly is making me crazy with her independence and sass. She can’t be held down by “the man”… that would be me in this case.   As it turns out she can’t be held down at all. Why do toddlers never stop moving? I feel like I’m trying to tame a beautiful wild butterfly. Correction, a beautiful wild butterfly with Matt’s whole entire face. My butterfly can’t be tamed; she’s got places […]