Mothers Day is always a careful balance between wanting to celebrate with my kids (this year alone I received nine crayon renditions of hearts, not to mention countless…
Continue ReadingSo, I have a confession.Our family uses paper plates almost exclusively. I don’t know how this has happened, especially since M. and I are fairly conscious of the…
Continue ReadingAnd today I love these pictures–and the moments they captured. Not only the gorgeous day at Hermann Park we enjoyed a few weeks ago, but the love between…
Continue ReadingHot! Hot! Hot! That’s what this week has been–and promises to be with temps in the nineties for the foreseeable future. Complaining? Never. I can’t imagine more beautiful…
Continue ReadingLife is full of seasons. The Season of Career, The Season of Friends, The Season of Health, The Season of Weddings, The Season of Learning, The Season of…
Continue ReadingI’m not exactly sure when this “living in the car” started. But the Age of the Minivan is upon the kids and me–and if I eat another Number…
Continue ReadingThis picture looks a bit like I imagine homeschooled kids look–the matching outfits, the focused concentration on the kids’ faces, and the intense learning (well, except for Sam…
Continue ReadingIt’s Kissing Season in the Hergenrader House.Catie is very interested in who’s “allowed” to kiss on the lips, and Sam and Ellie have finally mastered big smacks that…
Continue ReadingIt’s official. I expect too much of my strollers. My expectations for cribs, car seats, and high chairs? Totally in-check. I can pick one of those out in…
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