Pea’s fourth birthday party was on Saturday, and I think it’s safe to say that a great time was had by all.
There were beautiful party dresses, chosen just for the special occasion:

There were good friends and lots of laughing:

There was an extra-special birthday cake with not one but two layers – the top was a [...]

I cannot believe that my little Sweet Pea is about to turn four years old. Honestly, it seems like just yesterday, she was fresh from the womb, in my limp noodle arms at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, ceasing to scream just long enough to latch on and empty my milk stores in record time. Then? [...]

So, twice a month, I’m going to be posting on The Bump. The Bump is a very cool website all about – you guessed it – mommy and child. You can find information on everything from conceiving to pregnancy to community message boards; it’s a very cool and comprehensive website about all things related to [...]

My friend Sonja sent me an email just the other day asking me how I kept a recorded memory of life with my girls. And that’s a great question. There are so many options that I’ve looked at over the last few years, since my mother gave me a beautiful journal when I told her [...]

Pea announced a few days ago that she doesn’t like her bedroom because it’s “not pretty.” Strong statement coming from a 3-year old. So I’ve decided it’s time to do something about that. Her room should be pretty and luxurious and cozy. And you know what? So should Coco’s! Why did I forget that? A [...]

I mentioned once to a friend who doesn’t have children that my love for my girls is a passionate love. She looked at me like there was something really wrong with me. Passion? What does passion have to do with your children? But I’m willing to bet that if you are [...]

Isn’t she sweet? That pretty little thing with the blond curls and the clear blue eyes?
Do not be fooled.
She is a combustible bundle of energy, that one. And it’s all I can do to keep up with her.
Today, she mastered the childproof gate that leads up the stairs to the master [...]

I’m really on a “Dora the Explorer” kick right now. Pea is learning Spanish at warp speed watching this show. Today alone, she learned “up” and “down.” And I’m not talking the simple regurgitation of the words, I mean she took the concept of up and down as she understands it in [...]

“She started it!”
“Don’t tell me what to do!”
No, you go away!”
All things you would expect to hear from a two-and-a-half year old, right? That would be par for the Terrible Two course, right?
Ah, but you would be wrong. So very, very wrong.
These are three things that my husband has pointed out today that [...]

I. Am. Over. It.
Pea is killing me with her attitude today. She has grown so accustomed over the last few days to being coddled and pampered and catered to that I fear we have created a pretty little… monster. And it’s not that I think we shouldn’t have taken extra-special [...]

Our house was built in the late 1930s. The original structure is about 1500 square feet, comprised of a kitchen, a dining and living room, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. The previous owners renovated the first floor and then added an addition – a second floor, adding two more bedrooms, a bathroom and [...]

Each and every day, Pea is growing and learning. So much so that it blows my mind how much these little people take in and make sense of throughout the day, from minute to minute. And she’s always been a special soul, she is affectionate and friendly and shares readily. She’s always [...]

Pea’s second birthday party was a monumental success. She ate jelly bellies (a no-no in our house on any other day of the year) and popsicles and blew out the candles on her birthday cake (how did she just know how to do this?) and opened presents. There was a lot of oohing [...]

Pea’s new tricycle.
She peddled on her own today for the first time.
I’m so proud of her!

She always stops to smell the flowers. Always.
I could really learn something from her…