Mothering Emma Kate and Jack…

Thinking about you

We are thinking about and praying for our family members who are suffering from illness.
* Sara
* Chris’ Aunt Liz
* Granddaddy Jack and Ora Lee
We hope that you are all feeling better soon.

A quick trip to the ‘boro

The kids and I went to stay with Mawmaw and Pawpaw in Wilkes last night. As always, the kids had lots of fun with Mawmaw and Pawpaw… playing ball, reading books, and eating cinnamon rolls (homemade by Mawmaw) and goldfish (another huge box from Pawpaw). The coolest part of the night was that [...]

Birdfeeders, backbends, and babies listening to ipods

This week, in celebration of the beginning of Spring, the kids and I made pine cone birdfeeders. We used pine cones collected in Pinehurst (how appropriate!), and added peanut butter and birdseed. It was a messy, but fun project! Today, I finally relented and let Jack listen to Elmo for a bit [...]

Visit to Pinehurst

We enjoyed our trip to Pinehurst this past weekend. We visited Grammy, Wink, and Annie at their new home. The kids had a great time and were super tired by end of day Sunday.

A big “thank you” to Chris’ cousin Erenn who made the really cute hats the kids are wearing in [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Model for a day

After an exhausting day of playing “model,” Emma Kate is resting.  Our friend Danielle (web designer turned photographer) invited Emma Kate and me to participate in her latest photo shoot due to the illness of a mother-daughter model pair.  Danielle photographed the mother-daughter spreads for a local magazine, Premier Baby and Child.  Emma and I [...]

Missing Mawmaw

We are looking forward to seeing Mawmaw soon; she should be coming home from Seattle early this week.  I know it will be difficult for her to leave Sara and Linda, but hopefully, they will be back home soon as well!  We are all anxious for Sara’s speedy recovery.
Emma Kate had some art time this [...]

Pawpaw babysits

After a pretty challenging day on Thursday, I was delighted to have a surprise birthday visit from my dad.  The kids enjoyed seeing Pawpaw, who came bearing gifts of cookies for Emma Kate and the biggest box of goldfish I have ever seen for Jack.  Pawpaw offered to babysit the kids so that Chris and [...]

Happy Birthday to the Love of My Life

Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife! You are the love of my life. You make every day great. I love you!
- Chris