Today Delaney & I made our first foray into the world of bread baking. Cooking is one of Delaney's favorite things to do. She loves to watch Rachel Ray's cooking shows and is always excited to help in the kitchen. For her birthday, a couple weeks ago, my parents got her a big bin of cooking supplies. So we broke out her pink measuring cups & spoons, washed them & got to work. I found a great simple bread recipe in our newspaper, The Oregonian. Every Tuesday, The Oregonian puts out a… Continue

Just got back from Seattle late Saturday night. Last week was Delaney's Spring Break. Dave had to work, so I took the kids to Seattle to visit my friend Laura who lives on Bainbridge Island. We had a lot of fun, but boy is traveling alone with two kids a lot more work than I had anticipated! More on that & the trip later...just wanted to share my excitement! Before we left, Jake was taking up to 15 steps at a time, then throwing himself to the ground & crawling to his destination. I… Continue

I've been chatting with Heather about our boys both having had surgery for inguinal hernias. I'm wondering if anyone else here has had experience with inguinal hernias or infant surgery. I want to share my experience, just in case it might help someone in a similar situation.



If you're wondering what an inguinal hernia is, how it's caused, how to spot one or what type of treatment is required, check out this article.… Continue

I thought I'd never be one of those parents who love it when Monday rolls around & they can send their kids off to school. But I have to say, that today, I'm loving it! Just got Jake down for a nap & Delaney is back to school after being sick for 3 days last week. We were all sick around here, so that was just a joy....you know the feeling! It's so nice to have a quiet house with no one throwing up or calling for "MOMMY!" I can't wait for Spring weather to arrive. This is the last week… Continue

Hi everyone! I'm excited to join Parent Company as a Resident Mom. I've got two great kids, Jake, who's 13 months, and Delaney, who'll be 8 next weekend. I've got quite the split between my kids and in some ways it helps me be a better parent the second time around and in other ways it causes me to have false expectations for the little guy.



People told me for years that "your 2nd will be completely different from your 1st," but did I listen? No, I'm a huge planner and Delaney was… Continue