of summer and blackberry pie

Today we went blackberry picking. Violet stuffed her little round face till she had the blackberry runs so bad she pooped in the tub tonight…of course, sometimes she does that anyways.  As we were walking back from the park and I was carrying a bowl of blackberries I remembered one summer when I was 14.
After [...]

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more great things about childhood that adults sometimes miss

falling asleep on the way home and having someone carry you up to bed
shooting someone with your finger and having them actually “die”
jello jigglers
staying up past bedtime
surprises
party hats
riding on someones shoulders
blowing dandelion heads
lemonade stands
digging to china
making tunnels in dirt for cars to drive though
“shooting” things and making the sound effects
sword fights with sticks
birthdays
playing with your [...]

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Childhood Revisited

One of the best parts about being a parent is that you get to do all the things that adults are too old for but are still great fun.
Case in point: bubbles. Need I say more? This afternoon I got a bubble wand at Target and when AJ and I got home we took Violet [...]

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My Funny Valentines

are both in the bathroom right now.
One is in the tub covered by bits of broccoli, and the other is endeavoring to catch her and clean the broccoli out of her ears.
Interesting point for the whole Nature versus Nurture debate. Babies are born not liking vegetables. Trust me on this one. I’m not saying the [...]

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