Derek

  • Fun and Crazy Weekend

    We had a great, yet rather crazy, weekend.  It all started on Friday morning when my friend Amber took some family pictures for us. Everything seemed ideal – location, lighting, weather (Tropical Storm Ernesto barely made a puddle here.) –… Continue reading

  • My Big Boy

     I just couldn't get over how grown-up Derek looked today in this football jersey.  I have had it in the drawer, thinking it was way too big for him still, but as you can see, it fits just right.  He… Continue reading

  • The Longest Day . . . and Night . . . and Day

    Well, I had planned on using today to post about my vacation, but I will have to leave that for tomorrow or Monday, because I have to tell you about the adventure I had coming home . . . Let's… Continue reading

  • Summer Fun in the Savannah Heat

    I have to say, that I am so grateful we have a pool here.  It is so much fun, and a great way to get outside with the kids on what would otherwise be too hot a day to venture… Continue reading

  • Little Girls and Little Boys

      So, on Saturday night I indulged myself – I put Lily's hair up in sponge curlers.  I had never done it before, so had no idea how it would turn out, but she sure looked cute with them in. … Continue reading

  • It’s back! Revenge of the Musical Stacking Toy!

    I need to explain.  When Lily was a baby, some nice friends of Kevin's parents gave us this toy.  It was fun, cute, and it played a little tune, "You Are My Sunshine," when you hit the button on the… Continue reading

  • What a weekend!

    Well, I was very excited for this weekend.  Kevin actually had a few days off, and I had big plans – and then life happened.  It started with Derek getting a fever and a cold, and then it hit Lily,… Continue reading

  • Precarious Situations

    Well, now that Derek is not only crawling, but trying to pull himself up on anything and everything, he keeps getting himself into some interesting and rather precarious positions.   Most of these positions, he doesn't have the skill to escape… Continue reading

  • A Day on the Ocean

    We had the most fun experience on Saturday afternoon!  Some good friends of ours  invited us to go out on their boat.  It was a very nice, pretty large boat – perfect for going out on the ocean.  Aside from… Continue reading

  • On the Move

    Six months old today, and he's been crawling for a week!!  It happened so quickly, that we still keep doing double takes when Derek appears at our feet.  Welcome to a whole new chapter of adventures, and fun, of course. Continue reading