Ralph was so swee...
Ralph was so sweet this morning that I just had to get it on video.Isn't his hair getting long? I just love it!He sings Christmas songs in churh with his Sunday school class tomorrow. It's gonna be interesting and waaaay too cute. I warned the other kids to not let me leave the house without a camera.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving horror!
This totally made me laugh! Make sure your little kids are not looking over your shoulder, OK? I don't want to be responsible for scarring their psyche.I'll never forget the Thanksgiving we spent at my mom's house when she lived in Kansas City. Thanksgiving with my family is always a big deal. The dinner is big. We use the china. We use a white table cloth. It was 1991, I think. Wesley was just

I would have norm...
I would have normally cropped this photo, but this really shows how tiny she is!This little pumpkin is starting to crawl! Looking at her on hands and knees it is hard to believe that those scrawny little wrists will hold her up. She looks like a little lady bug.

Frozen pizza and tater tots?
Imagine watching a child open a Christmas present. Oooooh! Their eyes light up. It is something fantastic! Watching them inspect the precious new toy and try it out sends you to a happy place back in your own childhood.Then someone snatches the new toy away and shoves another gift in their face. No time for playing! There are lots of gifts left to open.Have you ever experienced this? I have seen it a few times. It always makes me sad. I think we are doing our kids a great disservice by overloading them with Christmas gifts. It takes away from the holiness of the day. It cheapens the gifts themselves.I've been struggling with simplifying the Christmas sea