Category Archives: Parenting

Jake, DNA, and Jack-o-lanterns

This afternoon Jake and I were sitting in the kitchen having a snack and he asked me, “Mom, what vowels make the “g” say “juh” instead of “guh?” So I was trying to think of some examples and thought of “genes” and “gigantic.”  Then I said, “But not the kind of jeans that you wear, [...]

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my Mom’s birthday!  Mom, you can be sure that today I am celebrating you from all the way over here in Peru. Sometime after writing that last post about chick flicks and mine and Wes’ anniversary I had some memories from my childhood resurface.  I am so thankful for my parents!  In many [...]

What happened on July 3rd? Derek’s 3rd Birthday!

Pretty much off and on since March when we had Jake’s Batman Birthday Party, Derek was sure to remind me that he he wanted a Superman party for his birthday.  Well, that is what we had and it was really special, because we got to have it in Texas with our families! Since we drove [...]

Jake started Kindergarten!

Well, furlough is over and we got back to Lima on July 29th.  We hit the ground running as usual, because we only had a few days to unpack and get Jake ready for his first day of school!  Here he is:  School uniform? Check.  Transformer backpack? Check.  Star Wars lunch box?  Check.  Batman water [...]