Meg is obsessed with babies. Really. Her favorite thing to do is to scream out wherever we are to point out any babies in the room, even if ...

Meg fell down the stairs today. I'm not sure what happened. Normally the basement door is closed (usually she's the one who closes i...

My kids are, gasp, actually playing with each other a little these days. It's sort of amazing. It's been 21 months getting here (we...

This is just a gratuitously cute picture of both kids in diaper boxes saying, "cheese." Those diaper boxes somehow hold a specia...

We are replacing the tiles in our two upstairs bathrooms. We had a random leak the precipitated the replacement in our bathroom. And while w...

It's exciting -- Meg is putting words together and almost meaning some of what she says. We were at Ikea and she was trying to climb in...

Margaret's first hair cut. This girl has manners. She likes to eat at restaurants with her bare foot on the table. Andy getting his s...

We've had illnesses this week, and boy has it been fun! Meggie Meg spiked a fever Saturday afternoon. We'd had a nice day, a birthda...

Turns out lots of us are unsure about the H1N1 vaccine as evidenced by this article in the Post today. The article, sadly, doesn't addr...

There is a ton of talk about the swine flu, excuse me, H1N1 flu these days and whether or not there are vaccines, if they will be available ...

We're planning our first sleepover for Andy in a few weeks as we're making plans to have one of Andy's best buds overnight. He...

In addition to "no," she's also picked up "uh oh." Meanwhile, Andy seems to spend half his day saying, "No, Meg...

Bad news, sports fans. Meg has learned the word, "no." It's a good thing she's so adorable with those chubby smiles and be...

I had my first back to school night for Andy last night. Well, it's not really my first. I certainly went to several for the big kids th...

Have you guys noticed a trend to holding your kids back in school? I'm seeing a lot of it lately where parents of kids are holding them ...

The church had a free community day Saturday complete with moon bounce. A few friends came and I was able to catch this picture. There is s...

Meg is fascinated with babies. She will shout, "Baby!" with keen eyes focusing on the stroller, baby seat or kid in a baby Bjorn f...

A friend of Mark's from high school died last week. The details are still a mystery, but the fact remains the same. He is gone. There...

Andy started his new school at the George Mason preschool on Tuesday. So far, so good. I gave myself lots of time for a lengthy drop-off. I ...

Before we could leave for the beach, Andy had his last day at Kindercare . Here he is with his teachers Mr. Jerrell and Ms. Clydie . I tea...