toddler

  • Love is a Battlefield

    (For the record, I am not a fan of the Jordan Sparks pop song that has a similar name to the title of this post.) It seems like our home these days is one big warzone, between Skyler and me. And by these days, I guess realistically it’s only been the last two or three…

  • Don’t Forget!

    Sometimes I get caught up only writing about the significant things in our lives – major milestones, events, deep thoughts – that I forget to document some of the most wonderful things that come and go with Skyler. So here, I’m going to jot them down. – Since she was sitting in a highchair, Skyler…

  • Our Ride Home From Daycare

    Skyler: Skyler wide in car. Skyler bye-bye in car. Skyler bye-bye in car home. Me: Yep, say “Bye-bye Darlene!” Skyler: Bye Bye Daryeen! Bye bye Wowen (Owen). Wowen go home. Wowen go home. Me: What about Owen’s sister Ella? Skyler: Elya go home. Elya bye bye go home. Benben (Benjamin) go home. Jackon (Jackson) go…

  • Present

    I feel like I have so much to write about but I haven’t taken the time to sit and do it! I meant to do it over my lunch hour today, but instead I got a yummy salad from Jason’s Deli and watched part of Planet Earth with some coworkers, just to change things up…

  • Party in the Park

    Skyler’s second birthday (I feel like I JUST posted photos from her first birthday – crazy!). This post will be short on words, but long on pictures! Cooper, my parents labrador, joined us for the party. Exploring the park with Granny Blowin’ out the candle (with Daddy’s help!) Sharing cake with Gramma Oswald, and then…

  • Magic Spell

    This is the smile of someone who knows how to get what she wants. Even with oatmeal in her hair.

  • September 11

    On September 11th, 2009, Skyler turned two! But of course, she still didn’t grasp the concept of her birthday. We greeted her in the morning with Happy Birthday’s & extra enthusiasm for the day, but to her, it was any ol’ day, headed to Darlene’s for another play day with Riley, Sydney, Ella, and the…

  • Smartypants

    “Daddy ride the bike” “Where Mommy go?” “Music on. Daddy fixed!” (Turn on the music box that Daddy just put new batteries in) “Baby change diaper” (regarding her baby doll) — She’s putting sentences together! It amazes me. And every day it’s a new sentence or word combination. And she repeats everything we say. EVVV-ERY-THING.…

  • pa-wree (potty)

    It has begun. My single-most dreaded parenting phase (at least until the teenage years): potty training. I haven’t been in a hurry for this one, and honestly, still am not. But, we are taking steps to sort of prepare for it, and while I don’t want to get ahead of anyone here, Skyler seems to…

  • 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…