Little round fingers, Little round nose. Little round cheeks, Little round toes. Little round head, Little round chin. Little round curls, Little round grin. Pleast don’t change, because I love you this way. Sweet and round is how I want you to stay. I took these pictures of Samuel while we were out in…

Derek is so good at decorating cakes, I half-heartedly suggested today that he should quit working for Cisco and start a cake business.  He didn’t go for it.  But he really is a cake-master!  Here’s the dinosaur cake he designed for Caleb’s party tonight.  The process… The inspiration… The final result… The birthday boy… The…

We had a little family party for Caleb last night, with my mom, Steve, and Grandma Kake.  Caleb just lights up with the thought of people coming to celebrate with him.  I made him his very favorite meal…chicken parmesan.  And he requested cheesecake as well.  Actually, he requested to go to the Cheesecake Factory for…

This baby of mine is SIX today.  SIX.  When did that happen?  Why does it feel that his years go faster than the others?  His little life is flying right before my eyes.  I enjoy him so…  He does have an ornery streak lately, but mostly he is just so sweet.  He is full of…

Next week, this cute guy and I will celebrate 10 happy and blessed years as a married couple.  And they said it wouldn’t last!  Actually, NO ONE said that, thankfully!  But they did mention that it might be a little too fast.  What’s the hurry?!  Derek and I met in August of 1997, set up…

Ever since we moved in 2 and 1/2 years ago, I’ve been wanting to do something “cute” with the boys’ room.  Jacob and Caleb share a room, so we argued brainstormed for several months about what it should look like.  Jacob wanted camouflage, and nothing too “cartoonish” (his word).  Caleb wanted ocean scenes with fish and…

From: Uncle Sam Yesterday afternoon we had a great time swimming and visiting at the Hicken’s pool.  Then we headed over to my Mom and Steve’s for a yummy steak dinner.  And we had front row seats to the local fireworks show from their upstairs windows.  It was perfect…we opened the windows to hear the ‘booms’…

This little buddy fell asleep on the couch yesterday, amidst piles of clean laundry, on the couch.  I took a picture because I thought it was so cute.  He woke up and was miserable…high fever and sore throat.  And last night he had what we have always called “night terrors”…but these were worse.  Four different…

  This little guy turned 18 months today.  No longer a baby, although I claim the right to call him that as long as I want to!  Stats… Weight: Good Height: Average Head: Big Walking: Like a Champ Sense of Humor: Intact Decibel Level: LOUD, especially when crying Sleep: Mostly, used to be great, but is…

Yesterday we went for a fun-filled day at the lake with our friends, the Kovach’s, Brooke’s, Lee’s, and Hall’s.  And, as always, it was SO fun.  We rented a pontoon boat, two jet skis and a ski boat.  The kids fished (I didn’t see Jacob ALL day…he fished for HOURS on end and caught lots…