Growth & Development Tag

This video collage is long (5 minutes!), but we think you family out there will appreciate seeing your nephew/grandson in his current developmental stage. We hope you enjoy! ...

You know your baby's sick when he just wants to sit next to you with his blankie on a hundred degree day when there's a pool he could be playing in. I can't say I minded the extra snuggles, though. Glad his first bout with strep has come and gone and my...

I grew up a baller. A basket-baller, to be precise. So I dribbled quite a bit. However, when James and I had a babymoon a couple weekends ago and we left Corban in the care of my family, they had multiple soccer games that he attended and apparently learned from. Take...

Corban's hair has grown out since the last time I cut it. Kinda liking the shaggy look (with a little trim, perhaps), but it was making his head far too hot on these summer days. So I decided to go big short or go home....

Many nights, I tell Corban the story of his day before he goes to bed. LAST NIGHT'S STORY: There once was a little boy named Corban. On this particular day, Corban slept in, so when he woke up, he was veeeery hungry. After a yummy breakfast, he...

SENIOR FLUTE RECITAL Several weekends ago, we drove down to OSU to watch Erin's senior recital. It.was.incredible! We always knew we had a great performer in the family (James' mom is a fabulous flutist as well!), but this recital just blew us away! Corban did well listening and...

There's good to having your kids interact with other kids. And then there's sickness. We spared you from any "bottom" pictures, for his sake AND yours! We had a bad go of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Went through 10 kids at church...

Meeting future best friend, Aiden Ditmer. Favorite pastime: sticking out tongue. Drumming it up with Uncle Matt. He gets his dance moves from his dad. Toddler snacks. When did he become a toddler?? His favorite toys are technology-related. This is what happens when we let him feed himself. ...

We'll get to all the wonders of Christmas and our anniversary in subsequent posts, but we have something far more important to show you first: ...