The years keep passing despite my efforts to freeze time. It’s impossible to believe my firstborn son is entering his teen years today. Can we rename thirteen to something without “teen” on the end? Thirtven has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? Thrift Store Prom Oh, my Levi. Observin…
We don't get many big snow days in Oklahoma, so when they come the excitement is nearly palpable. We gather all the essentials to be "snowed in" (i.e. junk food), I usually have a puzzle or fun activity tucked away to do as a family, and we bundle up to play in it as much a…
My sweet friend Lindsey told me about a mini photo session at a local pumpkin patch a few weeks ago, and since I am photo crazed, I signed my little pumpkins up! I figured it would be easier for someone else to wrangle them for a picture than me, and I am SO glad we did it! I ran ou…
Levi was so excited about turning four! He knew exactly what kind of cake he wanted, what he wanted to do, and what gifts he would like to receive. He's a planner, that little one! (Here he is on his real birthday, May 30th. He calls it his "original birthday" since we…
My Dear Little Darling, Levi, you are FOUR years old today! When I told you I didn't want you to turn four because I wanted you to stay my baby forever, you said, "Well, Mommy. I will be four, and I will be a big boy .... but I'll still be little," as you wrapped y…
Something that was always at the forefront of my mind when I found out I was pregnant again, was my Levi and the adjustments and changes he would inevitably go through once the baby arrived. I think it's a natural feeling, to worry about that firstborn child and how they will feel on…
My Dearest Levi, I've never been the older sibling, so I can't speak from experience. I can only speak on who I know you to be, and why I believe God chose YOU to be the big brother. You are kind and tenderhearted. Levi, I have never known another child as innately good-natured a…
