Let’s Talk Babies

I’ve been gone all week staying with my very dear friend, Heather, while our hardwood floors were being refinished here at the homestead.  While I was gone I decided to take a little break from blogging and make it feel like a little mini vacation.  We had such a wonderful time hanging out with Heather [Read the rest]

Buying a new house equals project time, well for us anyway!
As I write this post I am sitting in my family room, which is blocked off by plastic, with Maya, my two cats and a bunch of extra furniture (including our bed) while a crew is busy sanding and staining our hardwood floors.

Last Monday we [Read the rest]

I’m currently caught in an epic power struggle, also commonly referred to as nap time, with my two year old.  Maya is getting to the age where she wants to assert her independence and feels like she no longer needs to bother napping anymore.  I, on the other hand, can see that she definitely still [Read the rest]

I love looking at old pictures of Maya.  I love seeing how much she has grown, how much she has changed in such a short time.   It is already hard to remember that she was once this small!

Then

Now
Wow, so much changes in just 2 short years and yet some things never change.  The girl [Read the rest]

Maya is at the age where she just wants to be part of the action and help out all the time.  It doesn’t really matter what we are doing, putting groceries away, cleaning the bathroom, watering the garden, or painting, she wants to help.  Sometimes it’s easy to appease her and let her help out, other [Read the rest]