Vacation memory: Playing in the sand

I’m finally finding time here and there to look through the little snippets of video I gathered during our vacation. Here’s a moment of Jordan playing in the sand – She was already COVERED in sand and she made sure she added a new layer: That’s my brother in the background reacting to the sand…

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Strange little moment

I had a crazy day… The kind of day when you wake up you don’t want to get up but if you don’t everything will just get crazier. Jordan had a meeting at our house that was followed by an appointment for both dogs at the vet that was followed by a gathering where I…

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31 Months Old!

Jordan got to celebrate her 31st month birthday by enjoying dinner at a station potluck. We had a TON of food and Jordan got to woo every single person there. She is not worried about being polite (although demanding) and adorable. I’m so amazed to have this big girl in my house. In the last…

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The grace period is over

I had to work tonight, but I wanted to announce that Jordan’s bedtime grace period has ended. On May 2nd, we moved turned our girl’s crib into a daybed. I waited a week and expected her to start escaping from her room and avoiding bedtime. Almost three months later, she finally did on the day…

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Strong opinions. WOW. They're strong.

We’ve been out to eat a little more than usual. With all of our traveling, Jordan has figured out the process it takes to eat food at a restaurant. Lately, she takes charge when the waitress asks us for an order. My in-laws were in town to spend time with the girl and take the…

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Special Exposure Wednesday

I stumbled upon this awesome idea from the blog 5 Minutes for Special Needs. It’s a chance to show a cool moment of our kidlets through photos. Special needs is a tough word for me to swallow sometimes even though Jordan is two and a half and we’ve had a long time to digest what…

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Baseball and movies

Jordan had a very busy weekend. It started with a Friday night trip to the Cardinals. She had an amazing time especially when you consider the fact that she should have been in bed at the time the game started! She loved the hot dog, she loved seeing Fred Bird (she even had his picture…

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Connecting without BlogHer

So there’s this big event underway that only Mom Bloggers really know about. It’s called BlogHer. It’s a really cool way women bloggers connect each and every year. It happens in the summer, which makes sense. But it also happens close to my family vacation time and I haven’t been able to attend… Let along…

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It's my fah-mah-wee

We finally made it home. I’m so happy and sad at the same time. Every year, our time in Maine has become a natural constant in our lives. It’s a great chance for my little family connect with my side of my family. The kids get to play with my parents and my brother. It’s…

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