Skyler

  • One of Those Nights Again

    If it’s not the annoyance of a whiney child, it’s the monotony of just another typical evening alone at home with a toddler. Ronnie has worked till eight the last two nights, and OMG are these some looooong evenings. And it’s not the kind of boredom because there is nothing to do, it’s because all…

  • The Good Life

    Ronnie recently made a big decision to step down from his Fitness Manager position at the gym and just focus on personal training. A part of his decision was for financial reasons, and the other part was personal. The management position was causing him a fair amount of stress, taking the joy out of doing…

  • My Goofballs

  • Deanna Rose Farmstead

    A week ago Skyler and I met my good friend Amy and her kids at Deanna Rose Farmstead, a wonderfully free park/zoo in Overland Park. This place is pretty amazing. I had heard a lot about it, but was still surprised how big it was. You could spend all day there with kids and keep…

  • Dizzy

    I shot this gem while Skyler was goofing around one night. We had “Toddler Tunes” (Time Warner digital channel 528) playing on the TV, and this particular song got her acting silly. She was dancing, jumping, and spinning around, but she hasn’t yet learned the concept of dizzy. I’ve watched this over and over and…

  • 10 Things

    I love and hate get severely annoyed with about my toddler: Annoyed: 1) When she drops her precious toy/book/drink/snack while strapped in her carseat while I’m driving, and proceeds to wail, whine, whimper and moan that I don’t stop the car and pick it up for her. 2) When she learns new words that she…

  • Spaghetti, Shirts, and Slides

    Skyler’s gaining so much independence these days. During meals, she will no longer allow anyone to feed her non-finger foods anymore. So I’ve pulled out all my patience and mess-tolerance and handed her a fork and spoon with her meals, like yogurt and spaghetti. I wish she didn’t love spaghetti so much! It’s a guaranteed…

  • Vacation from Vacation

    After what felt like an entire day of flying (though we were only airborne for like 3 hours), we got home from Vegas late yesterday. My fears of flying were in full force this trip, maybe even more intense than our last vacation. During takeoff my heart would pound in my chest and I would…

  • Tumbling

    Skyler showed us a new trick that she taught herself in the last week. This seems so “grown-up” to me! We’re going to have to get her in a tumbling class asap!

  • Boom Boom

    This 4th of July was Skyler’s first real Independence Day celebration. Last year she was so young, we left her with grandparents and went on our friends’ boat in Jeff City. This year we had a long relaxing weekend at home (besides all the laundry, housecleaning, and packing for our vacation next week). To celebrate…