Outnumbered and Overjoyed

That's my word of the day. Heartbreaking. Parenting can be heartbreaking for so many reasons. Right now it's heartbreaking for me be...

Last week I mentioned how Eli likes to pray with Daddy each night and thank God for the people in his life. We stuck the video camera in th...

Eli's friend, Gracie , made the long trip to our house for dinner last night. The minute she pulled into the driveway, Eli went into tot...

Eli loves that word. But when he says it, "doey-tee" is more how it sounds. He will tell you that garbage trucks are dirty. He wil...

What an action packed day! To start with, some friends came over this morning for a pool-date. Despite our crazy week of 100+ temperatures, ...

Well that proves it: if I post about what a good day I've had I'm bound to have the opposite the following day. Yesterday was a much...

Just like I warned Lehr before I told him, I'll warn you: this may come off as a boast, but I'm too excited to not post about it. I ...

Today has been a very good day; one that makes the harder days worthwhile! That is not to say it has been without problems. Quite the opposi...

So Maddux has slept great for a few nights now. She slept 7 1/2 hours a few nights ago, but it started at 830PM, so I still got up during t...

Eli, Today is your second birthday and what a day it has been! I had to wake you up because we were going to the park with some friends, but...

Let me ask you: when it's the birthday of someone in your household, how many cakes do you typically make? One? That does seem like the ...

We follow Babywise . Go ahead and roll your eyes and judge us now. I know many people don't think it is a good idea to 'schedule...

So I set up the camera yesterday after Eli's nap and 'led' him into a conversation that I knew would lead to the ' ahh! ...

Where to begin. Eli is still struggling with the new balance of the house since Maddux's arrival, but he really is doing much better tha...

After work last night, Lehr took Eli outside to rake some of the piles of pine needles in our front yard. Eli was overjoyed at the prospect ...

To say Eli 'likes' Grandpa Jim would be like saying Paris Hilton 'likes' attention. The boy is flat-out obsessed. From the m...

After Eli's nap last night we all went to the pool. Eli had a blast, as usual, jumping into the water. Even though the picture makes it ...

Lehr and I planned to get up and hike Kennesaw Mountain this morning after Maddux woke up for her first feeding so we could avoid some of...

Eli has a few new words this week. "Zoo", in honor of his trip to the zoo last week. The way I discovered he knew this word was ra...

So I don't have much online time these days, which means I'm behind in news and current events most of the time. However today was o...