Abraham has discovered the stairs. As soon as he started crawling a couple of months ago, we had the university put gates up at the bottom and top of the stairs – our viscous marble steps – knowing it would be an issue. This is our experience, that...

Every time I sit down to write, something happens: Abraham needs me (most often the case), a boy needs help with something, everyone’s hungry, the kitchen needs cleaned up, it’s time to go somewhere, the phone rings, I have a deadline – or four,...

It's amazing what children can do with the right tools. I gave the boys cupcakes, frosting, food coloring, sprinkles, candy, and a website printout with pictures of cupcakes, and here's their result! Amazing! They are so proud they don't want to eat...