Author: ernie

The week before last we celebrated Ethan turning five!  I don’t know why, but in my head, 5 really is the threshold between babyhood and big kid.  And, he couldn’t be more excited about crossing it!  Me on the other hand, still trying to get used to not having a baby in the house 🙁  I saw something the other day that said, “The days are long, but the years…

A few years ago, Branden and the boys got me what they call “The Mom Book.”  I had seen the idea in a magazine somewhere (that I don’t remember :/ but I told Branden that it’s what I wanted for Mother’s Day instead of cards.  Don’t get me wrong, I like greeting cards.  They’re great, except for two things. 1 – They’re expensive.  At least I think so.  If I’m…

Yesterday, my baby turned five 🙂 I’ve been telling Branden for weeks that I’m a little down about it, just thinking about the boys growing up.  He doesn’t quite feel the same way, which is totally fine.  He’s excited about how big they’re getting, that there are so many cool things we can go do with them now.  And I’m honestly happy about that too.  I think I’m just sad…

Does this ever happen to you?  You talk to your kids and they don’t listen?  I mean, you’re telling them something that’s obviously important and they aren’t hearing you, either because they are distracted (with toys or tv or doing their own thing) or because they are purposefully ignoring you.  Well, that’s pretty much something I address EVERY DAY!  And it drives me crazy.  The repeating, the mini lecture about…

Well folks, here’s the last of our Texas/Mississippi trip pics 🙂  From Dallas/Fort Worth, we made our way to the city of Brandon, MS.  Branden seemed right at home 🙂 Babies in hotel beds.  I pray that they remember all the adventures our family takes with Wit & Folly, that trips are a positive and not a negative.  I will say, they love hotels because I may or may not…