Tonight was back to school night at Annabella’s elementary school. She found her classroom, she introduced herself to her teacher, she found her desk. The girl she’ll be sharing her locker with happened to walk up to check out the locker at the same moment, so they got to meet. We then went off to [...]
Sep
01
Aug
05
Great Video from Bel’s 5th Birthday
Happy Birthday to my mom today! Here’s a great movie of two of your grandkids…
Aug
03
Happy Birthday Annabella!
My sweet baby girl is no longer a baby, but she sure is sweet! Here she is wishing America a Happy Birthday at the 4th of July Parade.
Aug
02
Here She Goes Again…
It is strange, but true. One of the most profound things I have ever heard another parent of a preemie say is, “Every year they get bigger and stronger, but somehow their birthday always manages to stir up turmoil for me.” Not really turmoil, so much. It’s been seven years. Probably it is a good [...]
Aug
01
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Annabella will be 7 soon. She’s tall enough to pass for much older. Tall enough to ride roller coasters, and she loves them. Yesterday she was busy exercising her sassy attitude, which is seldom appreciated by her parents. I asked her to go to her room and when I went up to chat with her [...]