My little Thumper is not so little anymore.  He is 20 months old today. How did that time pass so quickly????????? Twenty months ago, he looked like this: And now, he looks like this: He decided to go puddle-jumping in his brand-new rain boots after we picked up Rerun from the bus stop yesterday. I […]

Rerun is still getting all the family relationships figured out in his head.  He keeps referring to Thumper as his “friend” (which I’m okay with – maybe he’ll treat a friend more nicely than a brother), but he also says to me, “Mom, you’re my best friend.” (Things get even weirder around here when Rerun […]

A few odds and ends stories about the kids… As part of her ongoing reading program in class, Ane has to read a minimum of 150 minutes a week (and more if she wants full points).  This means that I often hand her books that she wouldn’t normally choose to read herself.  Recently, she finished […]

Rerun got an extra play time at school last week.  The preschool is always closed on Wednesdays, which turned a 4 day weekend into a 5 day weekend for him.  The staff decided to open up the playground and invite the students to come play.  And little siblings, too. Since both my little boys love […]