One afternoon my husband and I were expecting company, so naturally we were cleaning the house like a couple of crazy people. Izzy was playing quietly in his room. For him, that is unususal, so we went to go check on him when we were done cleaning. I couldn’t see him at first because he [...]
Well, after dozens of times seeing Memaw and I bowling on Wednesdays, Izzy finally got to do it for himself. Needless to say, he had a ball. He he he. He got to use a ball for him, he got to knock down pins himself, and he got to be the center of the universe [...]
At night, Izzy is pretty good, I’d say better than average, about going to bed. He grabs a kitty and he’s good. Chatters a bit then falls asleep. During the day he is like a battery. He goes and goes and goes and goes non stop until he collapses! I’m not joking. He never closes [...]
Izzy is a toddler that is not above cuddling when he wants to be cute. He loves blankets, bears, and kitties. Even mommy and daddy when we’re watching bowling on ESPN Classic. He’s even started wanting to have a stuffed animal with him when he goes to bed, which I think is very cute and [...]
Every time Izzy and I go to visit my grandparents, Izzy wants to “Play Uncle Ronny’s Guitar.” So for his second birthday, my husband and I decided it was the perfect gift! Oh how he loves it. Not until recently did he start calling it his own guitar instead of Ronny’s guitar. Every time he [...]
Happy Birthday to me!!! Oh what a great party. We had so much family in our little appartment for Izzy’s second birthday. Izzy had no idea any of us were here, though, except for his 4-year-old cousin, Will. I made the cake myself and it tasted great. The boys didn’t eat a thing since they [...]
Last night was Izzy’s first Halloween out trick-or-treating. Like most concepts, trying to explain Halloween to a two-year-old really gives you a fresh perspective on the topic. We’d been trying to teach him phrases like “Trick or treat” and “Happy Halloween” over the previous week with little success, mainly because he didn’t understand their significance. [...]
“Eee-uuu! Eee-uuu!” So goes the most often heard statement in our household these days, always accompanied by a stampeding toddler waving a children’s book. In case you don’t speak Izzy-ese, that’s his interpretation of the word, “Read,” as in, “Daddy eee-uuu pees!” I wish I could say I’m always happy to read for my son. [...]
Have you ever had a friend who was determined to stay single? You know, the kind of person who wants to date for the rest of his or her natural life without ever settling down into a meaningful, long-term relationship? I’ve had a number of friends like this over the years. Some jokingly referred to [...]
If you’ve been following the recent developments in the Family section of the site, you’ve probably been wondering what other new category I was planning on creating. Well, if the subject matter was any indication, the answer was probably pretty obvious; my relationship with my wife, from our early days as boyfriend and girlfriend through [...]