Mothering Emma Kate, Jack, & Liam
We took our party of 5 to the pool this afternoon for what was likely the last time this summer. The water is starting to get cool, but the crowd was still thick- probably doing the same thing we were. Trying to soak up the last seconds of a summer gone too fast. Today was [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2010 by tonya
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Emma Kate’s first homework assignment was to collect items in a paper bag to represent her summer. I realized, as we were looking to collect, that we did a lot of nothing this summer. And you know what… that is OK with me. Memories of the everyday, simple stuff are sometimes the best anyway. Farewell [...]
Posted on August 25th, 2010 by tonya
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Today my heart walked into Kindergarten. And he didn’t look back, not even for one tiny heartbeat of a second. With his big boy shoes and his backpack as large as he is, he just walked right in and started doing his thing. I love how ready he is. For this next era in our [...]
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by tonya
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I spent an amazing morning with my love-lys. Riding bikes. Swinging together on a wooden swing hanging from a 100-year old tree. Exploring. Grabbing homegrown veggies from the local farmer’s market. Jack has a new bike. And it is truly awesome (he thinks so too). It is designed as a balance bike so that the [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2010 by tonya
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Today, as I sat on the beach watching the littlest one play in the sand, I found myself humming an old Natalie Merchant favorite… these are the days you’ll remember never before and never since, I promise will the whole world be as warm as this and as you feel it, you’ll know it’s true [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2010 by tonya
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Slowly slowly slipping from my grasp. Into a world all your own- where you breathe legos and all things Star Wars. Where you teach yourself math in order to be an informed consumer (of Star Wars ships of course). A world where you contentedly play alone. Sometimes you prefer this solitude- it’s just who you [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by tonya
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My dear sweet Jack. It wasn’t so long ago that you were afraid of bouncing (or being in close proximity to anything inflatable for that matter). You are growing- big and brave and beyond. Next week you turn 5 and in the process you turn my heart inside out and upside down. I wish I [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2010 by tonya
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Today Emma Kate said, “Will you get my fork for me. You know I’m only little once.” So smart. So big. So right. It’s why we sleep with our kids. It’s why we let them bathe themselves in ducky tubs. We marvel at them. We savor them. They’re only little once.
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by tonya
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Yes, this must be my longest blogging hiatus ever. Three kids + one busy household to organize = no time for blogging! I am composing this post one-handed with a sleeping post-nursing Liam on my lap, procrastinating work that looms on today’s horizon. I am so in love with my little valentines. Exactly one year [...]
Posted on February 14th, 2010 by tonya
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Emma Kate is now a second grader and Jack is entering his last year of preschool! It’s hard to believe they are so big! EK has smoothly made the transition into her new classroom with new friends. She ended a loop at the close of first grade, leaving the friends she had been with for [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by tonya
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