say the cutest things. JACOB:  He was telling me a story about some things his classmates, two girls who happen to sit by him, said at school today, but interjected mid-sentence to say, "As you can see I’m surrounded by females!" CALEB:  I was admiring his blemish-free, picture-perfect skin and I told him I wish…

I’ve had this picture sitting on my desk for a while.  I pack the boys (now two boys!) lunch everyday, and have found that it is easy to get in a rut.  What do I pack today?  Same bat show on the same bat channel!  Our standards are pb&j, pb&honey, or ham sandwiches.  BORING!  And…

This baby wants to move.  He wants to crawl.  And grab things.  And scoot.  And touch everything.  And put everything in his mouth.  He’s THIS close to crawling, and just can’t quite figure it out yet.  He’ll roll and reach and shimmy to try to reach something.  I’m holding my breath, because life WILL change…

The age of 8 is a big milestone in our religion.  The age where a child reaches accountability.  Where they will be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  It’s a special age.  And we’ve been looking forward to it with Jacob.  It’s a moment in time, with him, that I want to…

This morning I was at my neighbor, Michelle’s.  She has a darling 3-year old named Bauer, who has a full head of dark curly hair.  He’s a gorgeous child.  And he loves Samuel.  He was sitting with him this morning, and then ran up to me and said, "Why’d you cut Baby Samuel’s hair?!" Cute…

This weekend started a new soccer season for BOTH of the big boys.  Caleb is playing for the first time, and Jacob is in his 5th season.  We weren’t sure what to expect with Caleb…he’s the smallest on his team and the youngest, which is a bit of a handicap.  And he has a tendency…

These guys of mine are growing up…changing…getting big.  They’re good boys.  It’s fun to watch them grow.  I love that I get to be a part of their lives. Caleb started Pre-K on Friday.  He was a little nervous, but always very brave and confident.  He is going 3 days a week from 9am to…

Now I can wear THESE all year long! Yippee!!

It’s the day after Labor Day, and I have labored hard today.  I organized our very messy and unorganized game room/media room with help from some storage bins from IKEA.  It was such a productive day and I feel really good about the results.  We had a super fun weekend with my Dad and Christy. …

And it’s a doozie. This little guy is getting a tooth!! That explains his stoic mood this week.  But he still is never very much trouble, this one.  He’s amazing!