After our big trip to Costa Rica in June, we decided to spend the 4th of July weekend close to home. Max and Nina are in Nebraska for their annual trip to grandma's, so it is Sam's weekend to be spoiled - and he's loving every minute of it. Sam had...

I thought I'd come back to the blog to share about Sam's summer project. I absolutely love it, and even on really terrible days (there have been some recently), I find so much joy and delight in gardening with Sam. Maybe it's the mere concept of...

Baby Sam is quite the little artist. Since he was quite young (compared, I suppose, to being 2 years old) he has been fascinated with art, painting, drawing, clay, etc...and he spends hours working on his "draws" as he calls them. He started as a...

This is crossposted on Facebook, but since some of my readers aren't on Facebook, I thought I'd put it here, too. I'm in need of some parenting advice, and I'm hoping my readers can offer some practical advice. As most of you know, two years ago I...

Most of you probably know that we moved in July (yes, again...but this time for good, we're never leaving this house). We more than doubled our square footage, acquired an acre of woods, and made a major life change. Four months later, I can tell you...