I’ll give you one guess as to WHY on earth I snapped this pic of the baby in one of those godforsaken rocket buggies at the Publix.  (Aside: does anyone else positively despise those things?  They don’t hold nearly enough groceries for a family of four for a week, they are the devil to maneuver,… Read More

I’m pretty sure my neighbor hates us.  Because I can’t think of any other good reason for giving someone’s kids a giant purple monkey when cleaning out your house.  The littles immediately latched on to him, naming him “Big Joe” and claiming him as their long lost brother. He’s been snuggled and hugged and talked… Read More

Honey’s twenty-year high school reunion was last weekend.  He has stayed pretty darn close to the lot of his main high school crew.  They are a fun group, full of big personalities and loads of crazy stories of growing up together from pre-school on.  Soooo, I’m not sure why I was surprised when the bus… Read More

PSR (parish school of religion) kicked off for the littles this morning and, while we spent most of the rest of the day catching up on exciting things like laundry, yard work and closet organizing, we did manage to hit the pool for a couple of hours.  These boys spent quite a bit of time… Read More

We posed for family photos a few weeks back and, while the whole process of getting everyone dressed and smiling is always arduous, when they hit my inbox I am inevitably overcome with emotion.  I could not be more thankful, more grateful or more fulfilled for having these three in my life.    Filling the… Read More

When Sister became John’s godmother seven years ago, she gave him a beautiful sterling silver engraved baby cup to commemorate the occasion.  She did the same for Whit at his baptism and then I continued the tradition when Honey and I became godparents for Jay and now CeeCee. All four cousins have the exact same… Read More