Last weekend, the girls had the wonderful opportunity to start a new tradition with their PaPa. Three fruitcakes joined forces to create another. Kevin, of course, captured these wonderful photos of the event:

Last Sunday, we took the kids to eat at Andy’s after church.  The kids love eating at Andy’s.  Second only to visiting the giant gum ball machine is the joy of selecting a cheap toy from the display case after they finish eating.   We punch a token out of the bottom of the cardboard classic […]

Today, my mom is 64 years old. The first conversation I had with Zoe this morning went something like this: “Mommy, Mommy, GUESS whose birthday is today?!” “Whose?!” “It’s not Jesus’ birthday today, Mommy. Today, it’s GRANDMA’S birthday!!” “I know! Isn’t it wonderful?” “Yes.” Zoe paused, looking slightly puzzled. “Mommy, Grandma said she’s not having […]

Riley has just become a member of the elite Hello Kitty fan club. How old is Hello Kitty anyway?! I remember being fascinated with that character when I was little. We had an entire store devoted to Hello Kitty paraphernalia in our mall. I remember because I wanted ALL of it. Zoe has two pairs […]

Sunday afternoon, I was in the kitchen washing dishes (getting everything all set that I might sit down and put some focused effort in on my Christmas cards), when the telephone rang.  It was Mom, sounding cheery.  “We’re getting more and more excited as time gets closer,” she said. “Me, too.  Riley was just asking […]

This morning as I was reading my Bible and enjoying my coffee, the girls were fighting. First Riley was on my lap, and anytime Zoe came near, she’d say, “Zoe, I’m just trying to sit on the lap with my Mommy!” In order that her position not be threatened, she required that a radius of […]

I learned a few things worth noting at our church Christmas pageant on Sunday night: 1. When the Bible says that Mary “wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid him in the manger,” it actually means that baby Jesus was loosely wrapped in a blanket.  Whenever she picked him up (which was usually by the […]

Riley is involved in a “luv triangle.” She gets all giggly around one of the boys in her class this year (who was also in her class last year) and tosses her hair back when he’s in the room. I have heard that she just “lights up” when he walks through the door. There’s another […]

One morning this week, I made some cheese grits for Kevin and me to eat for breakfast.  Knowing that Zoe typically loves cheese grits too, I confirmed that she would also like some and set a piping hot bowl in front of her.  Apparently that day her eyes were bigger than her stomach (something that […]

Hello! God has a way of smacking me upside the head and helping me see more clearly. That’s exactly what happened to me when I viewed this YouTube video: I have two autistic children, and yet if I’d met this woman on the street, I’d have had absolutely no clue that she was so brilliant, […]