He’s Officially a Hunter, and It’s Not for the Squeamish

I apologize, if not for the dead duck, then for the smile on my kid’s face while he holds it by its lifeless little neck. He got his first duck today, and he is beyond excited. I’m excited that he accomplished something he wanted to, but I could do without the dead duck. Boys are...

Candy Day

Every year right before Christmas, my sister and I make candy. Not just a little candy, but mountains of candy. There are date nut balls… and haystacks… and fudge… but I ate it all. Not really, I just didn’t take any pictures of the fudge. Oh, and pies, we made the pies. Tomorrow it’s cookies...

Bath Time

When it’s just Jackson and me, we do things like bake cookies, sleep in Mommy’s bed, stay up late, sleep late, dance in the living room, and take pictures of bath time. It’s kind of funny, those are the same things Christian and I used to do. In fact, we still do, all except the...