VIDEO: Taking charge of dinner time

From almost the very start, Jordan has shown an independent streak. She wants to do it all. At some point, she has figured just about everything out. If she needs help, she asks. But most of the time, she wants to do it on her own. What Jordan can and cannot do became the discussion…

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I went on a candy hunt

I like candy. I run and exercise so I can enjoy things like a good beer and a yummy candy bar from time to time. In the last four years, our family has worked very hard to focus on healthy eating and staying away from high fructose corn syrup. That means we left many of…

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35 Months Old!

Can you believe Jordan is only a month away from turning 3? It’s mind boggling. In the last month she has turned even more into a strong, opinionated and highly verbal little girl. She is super proud of her new prosthetic. She didn’t wear it much this week after we discovered a skin breakout that…

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My little valentine

Jordan had a ton of fun with this Valentine’s Day. She started the day with a yummy breakfast snack at home and at school. I had been pretty bummed that I was going to miss her school party since I was helping out at Cam’s event at his school. UNTIL… The poor kid got sick.…

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I'm seeing a trend

I was a big nature-loving hippie type in college — At least before I really got into this journalism thing. I would hike and camp and eat a lot of vegetables. Yeah, I went through a vegetarian phase and I’ll admit I’m still a bit skeptical about meat products. But as my life got busier…

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