Split personality

Fairy Princess...












or impish pixie full of shenanigans?

Lily likes to take pictures of herself

And they're usually very arty.

Birthday crafts

Check out the super cute hat and sweater set I crocheted for Tom for his birthday! Too bad he was in a phase of hating to wear hats when I made this...

Kalahari Resort

Matt signed up for a conference in January at a place called the Kalahari Resort in Ohio. It was a great winter getaway for me and the kids, too. There were several pools, all with different age groups in mind, from babies to adults. We spent our time in the baby pool, and Lily had a lot of fun, even if Tom was not too sure most of the time.

Tom turned 1 on February 6th

We tried to make him wear a party hat at my mom's house, but that just made him mad.


He was much happier when we just let him eat some cake in peace, hatless.


Lily was in charge of decorating his cake, and she really likes sprinkles. I think Lily and Tom will make a good team because she mostly loves to eat the frosting, and Tom really likes the cake.

oops, I skipped Christmas pictures!

So I know it's almost the end of summer, and I'm just getting Christmas pictures up here, but I guess that shows how disorganized I've felt recently! Anyway, here's my happy little man on his first Christmas.

At Mugga's house, we tried to get a picture of all 3 grandkids. Right away, Lily decided that she didn't want to have her picture taken because her Christmas dress was GREEN, not pink or purple! Katelyn (my sister's baby) was none to thrilled about the photo op, either, but she was only a month and a half old. Tom was the only smiley baby in the bunch, as usual.

Back at home, looking like a jolly little elf!