We are now at the end (the very teensy tiny last bit will be tonight) of baby leave. Garth took 20 days off when Ginger was born and he goes back to work tomorrow. This means that as of 6am tomorrow I am officially the primary caregiver of TWO children. oh my. The last three [...]

Ginger’s first seven days. Do you think that she looks like her brother did during his first seven days on this planet?

World, meet ginger. She was born early the morning of August 23rd, a short 30 minutes after we arrived at the hospital- no epidural, hospital gown barely on, my Doctor making it in just in time for the final few pushes. It was ideal. She has long eyelashes and dark dark hair. Sometimes she looks [...]

Well, here it is- my estimated date of delivery. I was optimistic that I would be holding a little ginger girl by this time, but here I am waddling around the house, wishing that I could choose the time of her arrival. Tonight would be great. Ya hear that ging? It’s a surreal thing, waiting [...]

Dear Ginger, Just in case we haven’t officially told you yet, we’re ready for you. We have washed and folded all your little dainty pink baby clothes (with a healthy dose of hand-me-downs from your brother). We have a vintage Jenny Lind crib that we picked up for you at a garage sale, and even [...]

love love love this kid.

You are 16 months old today! You have grown so much since your first birthday- your hair is longer, your feet are bigger, your vocabulary has grown (up, down, please, more, go, dance, bath, eat, done, bye-bye, dada, mama, this, and motorcycle), and you are certainly more independent. You are way more little boy than [...]

My Dad. Who is better known as Daddio. Here’s a man who always has ice cream on hand and can hear Ding dongs calling to him. I remember him being the smartest, handsomest, and silliest man I knew growing up- all three are still true. He taught me to work hard and enjoy it. He [...]

We celebrated my birthday this past week. We skipped selling at the market and instead dropped by an estate sale (I’ve always wanted to check one out) and lounged around in typical saturday manner. Garth photographed a wedding later in the day and Jack and I tagged along to Seville square even though it was [...]

holy smokes. This little man is walking everywhere. He’s dropping things into the toilet, trying to grab utensils off the kitchen counters, and relocating items all over the house. He’s fearless when it comes to steps. A whole new world has opened up to him and it’s awesome to have the best seat in the [...]