Dear Kate Elizabeth, As of 2:10 pm today, you will be 7 years old. If you read mama’s blog, you’ll know I take that to mean you’re really turning 17. Still so tiny in height, you have the intelligence, wit and poise of a child much, much older. You love to read, are skilled at…
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Age is an Irrelevant Number
This same time every year, this happens: Maddie has a birthday The dog(s) has a birthday Our neice, my brother and my mother-in-law have birthdays We celebrate our wedding anniversary School resumes (we start August 6th!) With all these annual celebrations and events falling within a couple weeks’ time, there is always a lot of…
Pink, because no one wants black.
In the last year or so, we as a family have made a conscious effort to involve the kids in gift purchasing. The girls get to choose what they each want to give Craig or me, plus each other, for Christmas and birthdays. Friday was my birthday, so the biggest Jostes family shopping event in…
BBCD is 2 (+ 2 1/2)
In and around this time back in 2010, I took the leap from private to personal blogging. Two years of blogging is considered “long” by most accounts, but add to that the fact I actually began writing my blog in September 2008, and I’ve instantly become a full-fledged bloggy dinosaur. There really aren’t any words…
My Wish for you on your 6th Birthday
Dear Kate, As of today, you are 6 years old. Last year when you turned 5, it was a very big moment for me and Daddy. Turning 5 meant there was no more baby or toddler in you. And now that you are 6? Well, 6 seems so far the other side of 5 it’s…
There’s a Birthday in the House!
Today Miss Madelyn Rose turns 3. Madelyn, you were impossible to name, though “diva” has always seemed to fit. You have always been a gifted accessorizer… …even when duty calls. (Yes, those are ruby red slippers!) People call you a “doll baby”… …though mama loves your cutie bootie best! You’ve always marched to the beat…
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Two Lessons Learned: 1. Maddie looks like a rag doll sliding down. 2. Your weight makes a HUGE difference in the velocity at which you fall. Related Posts:Pink, because no one wants black.Thanksgiving, through a Child’s EyesThe Belle & The Bean On National TV!A Non-Birthday Birthday PartyBecause My Kids Have Awesome Godmothers
Now She’s a Whole Hand
5 years ago… …you entered the world …you made me a mommy …I held you for the first time …you changed us from “couple” to “family” …Jack was ousted from “Top Kid” status …my 9 months of daily puking subsided …Daddy got to make the “It’s a Girl” phone call 5 years ago… …this day…
A Non-Birthday Birthday Party
I know I already copped to hating birthday party goody bags, but I’ve got 2 more confessions along the “kiddie birthday party” lines to share. {It’s very safe to say that I’m the antithesis of *pedantic* when it comes to planning and hosting the expected, standard-issue kid’s birthday party.} 1. I insist upon holding my…
Completing the Trifecta
The belle and the bean just wouldn’t be the same without their chicago dog. And on Monday, July 26th, Jack had his 9th birthday! So it is in his honor that I present the many looks of Jack, our hometown boy… **************************************** Look at how young we you were! As cute as can be! And…
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