Chris took a vacation day on Friday, so he was home at Damon’s nap time. While Damon was supposed to be asleep, Chris and I heard a loud thud. Chris waved it off as a car door slamming. But I
Big boy bed time
First day of third grade
It’s Aug. 2, and Avery started third grade today. To say that summer flew by would be an understatement! She had a blast this summer, but I also know she’ll love going back to school. We started the day with
Damon’s third birthday party
Damon is 3 years old! How did that happen? When we started talking about his birthday party a few weeks ago, he definitely wanted a Blaze party. And a no-frills one too. “Pizza, cake, and presents.” That’s all he asked
1 to 20 and 20 to 1
Damon quickly picked up counting to 10. (He may be a numbers guru like Daddy!) So naturally we moved on to counting to 20. That proved a little more difficult. He tended to forget 13 and 16. But about a
8-year doctor’s appointment
We had Avery’s annual doctor’s appointment on Wednesday. I was curious to see how she’s grown over the past year. Here are her latest stats: Weight – 46.8 pounds, an increase of almost 5.5 pounds since last year (between 10th
Throwback Thursday: Foursome
Our first foursome family photo July 2014
Damon’s potty training: Day three
We’re breathing a sigh of relief around these parts today because we’re done with potty training! Damon successfully completed the training today with a big poop in the potty chair, many little potties in the potty chair, and lots of
Damon’s potty training: Day two
Today was both worse and better — worse because we changed Damon’s underwear at least 12 times (though he was only slightly wet each time) and better because he went in the potty chair many more times than yesterday. It
Damon’s potty training: Day one
For the past several months, Damon has shown many signs of being ready for potty training. For weeks, we’ve talked up “big boy underwear” and using the potty chair. Since Daddy had a four-day holiday weekend, we decided to take
Damon’s second birthday party
Did you wonder if Damon had his second birthday? Once again, I’m slow on the draw. So here is his birthday in review…finally! On Damon’s actual birthday, the four of us went out for pizza and frozen yogurt at our favorite