When I asked Christian what kind of birthday party he wanted to have this year, he said he wanted all his friends to come over and play football, so that’s just what we did. I figured I’d better get our standard birthday “bouncy-bounce,” just in case the football game got boring. They had a blast....
Friday, after Jackson got home from school, I was checking all his papers in his backpack. There was a note from his teacher informing me that he would be a wiseman in the Christmas program this year. When I asked him about it, he said, “I am NOT going to be an angel! I am...
Jackson wasn’t really sure about these shoes at first, but once he wore them, he never wanted to take them off. Christian liked them so much, he wants a pair, too. Jackson asked me all day, “You still have our shoes on?” I did. The shoes weren’t the only thing we had in common. We...
The fact that his lips are still all puffy because he’s so sleepy, or his cool little skull and crossbone socks. I really do love those socks, so much so, I took a close up of them. No, I changed my mind again. It’s the I’m not completely awake puffy lips. Both my boys have...
Birthdays are supposed to be fun. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way. Today is Christian’s 9th birthday. We had cupcakes to take to school, a couple of presents, a birthday dinner tonight, and his party on Sunday all planned in honor of his day. Some time in the middle of the night, Christian...