A couple days before Jimmy’s 29th birthday we went to Buffalo Brothers with Mom, Dad, and Daniel to celebrate. It’s always interesting trying to get a family picture… Apparently Charlie was not up to taking more pictures… Love these boys so much! With Uncle Dan. Sweet snuggles with Gammer! I really love this picture of…

To start with, here are some cute pictures Mom took in late November of the boys playing outside one day. Big enough for this slide now! Wheeee!! He loves to climb now, too! Charlie hard at work with the trucks. Figuring things out. I love his creativity. Chasing each other around the tree. Yours truly!…

While we were having fun in Cana, VA, the boys were having fun with Granana and Gammer! They got to see Debbi and Leonard… …and apparently crawled all over them! They also went to Lynchburg to see Grandma and Sallie and Dennis. Reading with Grandma. Drawing with Uncle Dennis. Such a sweet face! Wagon ride…

Jimmy and I took a trip to the mountains of VA November 1st-3rd. We took a bit of money from last year’s tax return and bought a bed and breakfast deal from Groupon. Then we scheduled our visit for the fall and started counting the days! Jimmy took Friday the 1st off work, so we…

Oh my, what a wonderful day! I will post fun pictures and details about our Christmas festivities later, but I want to take a few minutes to write what’s on my heart. I know if I don’t do this now, it will be difficult to find the quiet time later. On the way home from…

This was the tent we made one morning for our jungle campout, otherwise known as Pete the Wion’s house. “Pete’s house.” Even if there is no tent on the table, Pete still lives under the table. So there you have it. *A random thing I want to remember- recently Charlie learned to blame shift. Instead…

November 4th was Henry’s 18 month mark. Look at our big, sweet boy! How can 18 months have already passed?! We do cupcakes for 1.5 because I think it’s an important milestone! Here Henry is grinning because we were singing “Happy Birthday” to him. I love his sweet smile! Enjoying his cake! Charlie asked that…

I don’t do many crafts with the boys, but I really wanted to help them make jack-o-lanterns at some point in October. We ended up making them shortly before Halloween. I thought they were really cute! Charlie insisted that the one on the right needed a stem in addition to his hat. Henry’s is the…

I guess it’s no secret that I love school. I love reading, thinking, analyzing, discussing, writing, and everything in between. Like many parents, one of the big ideas I hope to to communicate to our children is the importance not only of a formal education but of a constant openness to learning as well. This…

Grandma got to come visit earlier in the fall, and it was fun to have her in town for a night! I fixed dinner for us and we had a nice time visiting with each other. Grandma helped with the bedtime routine! Reading to the boys is one of my favorite things to do with…