Soooooooooo….did anyone else notice the massive empty space and cryptic numeric message at the end of my previous post? Haha! I didn’t either until just now. That’s Silas’s secret message to all of you. Let me know when you decode it. I’m just loving Bitty Boy at 15 months! 🙂
The above saying was posted on the wall of my 3rd grade classroom. I remember working at my desk, looking up at the poster, reading the words to myself, “Books–Your Window to the World,” and wondering what it meant. Its meaning just didn’t click in my little 3rd grade mind. I decided this New Year… Read More Books–Your Window to the World
Thankfulness grows in my heart during these quiet, sunny January days. We take Silas to the park, following him around as he discovers sticks and rocks, weeds and dirt. Watching him, I see his face light up with the wonder of ordinary things. I thank God for this life. It is a gift. One I’m… Read More These Still January Days
Hi! Welcome to my neighborhood! Don’t mind the peacocks on our roof. Meet Mavis. And her husband Henry.Mavis always did prefer a bird’s eye view of her community. That is, until Henry decided there were too many nosy neighbors around. “Come on, Mavis. Let’s find a quieter place away from the Peacock Paparazzi.” And so… Read More Proud as a Peacock
A conversation Stephen and I frequently have goes like this. Me: “Babe, what’s your favorite ___________?” Him: (pause) “Umm. Do I have to have a favorite?” It’s so very frustrating (and sometimes hard to comprehend) that he doesn’t have favorites! Well, at least not as many favorites as I think he should. However, there are… Read More The Way We Feel about McIntosh Apples
C is for Climbing: Silas is growing up. Nooooooooooo! Actually he’s so much fun these days that I can’t be sad my baby is growing. His accomplishment this week was learning how to scale our leather ottoman all by his wittle self. After much tiptoe pushing, he wriggled himself on top of the ottoman–his favorite… Read More From C to Shining C
As soon as I saw an online tutorial for these plush magnetic letters, I knew I wanted to make them for Silas’s birthday present. Silas also got wooden alphabet blocks and a foam alphabet for bath time from Aunt Rebekah. He’ll be reading before he’s two!
As the only baby in the church nursery, Silas has all the toys and books to himself. However, a friend of ours had her baby this week, and another friend is due this month, so Silas won’t be alone for long.Our Little Biped prefers walking to crawling now that he’s a bit more practiced. Sometimes… Read More October Scenes
These autumn days are too beautiful to stay indoors. Silas Clark and I have been going for strolls in the park and around our subdivision. Thursday, Baby and I spent the afternoon in our neighborhood park. I took a blanket, and we sat under a mesquite tree. Bitty Boy is walking like crazy now. That… Read More Of Autumn Days and Auntie “Visits”
The Verrado Vipers and the Buckeye Hawks squared off last night at Buckeye Union High School’s football stadium. Between the NFL, Fantasy Football, and a TV series centered on a high school football team, we’ve definitely had football on the brain. Surprisingly, neither Stephen nor I had ever been to a high school football game… Read More Friday Night Football