Jack had a fun birthday and was so excited to turn 5. He got a bicycle for his birthday among other things and feels like a big boy riding it, but is a bit scared. (It’s slightly too big for him, but we didn’t want to get one he’d grow out of quickly and end up having to buy another one.) We decided to start giving Jack and allowance when he...

David had a great birthday! He spent it with a couple of friends, his cousins, aunt, uncle and grandparents, and had a cute Winnie the Pooh cake. David LOVES kisses and hugs. Sometimes he just gives out random kisses ’cause he feels like it – it’s so sweet, it about kills me. He’s still doing great with the glasses. He even slept in them one...

Almost 5! 5 years old seems like such a milestone- like he’s entering a new part of childhood somehow. People talk about time going so quickly with kids, but to me it seems FOREVER since Jack was born way up in Chicagoland. Jack is enjoying being big enough to give piggyback rides to David. They go all over the house like this, to different piggyback...