Turning 5

I find it incredibly hard to believe, but Katherine is now officially 5.
I kept trying to think of something clever or witty to write for her birthday, but I just don’t know what to say beyond a heartfelt “I love you.”
She’s such a special person to me, and I’m wrapped around her finger even more [...]

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The Huns are Coming

I had to capture this little gem before it got lost in memory….
A few days ago I came home to find Katherine in full princess regalia; crown, jewels, dress, slippers… the works. She had a very stern look on her face, and it was obvious that something very important was happening. She had in one [...]

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A parenting breakthrough

Courtney and I have been seeking for ways to be better parents. We’ve both spent a lot of time praying, reading, studying, practicing, talking, and doing countless other things to try and be better. It’s not that we’re bad, but we really feel a strong need to become better, especially for Katherine.
One of the things [...]

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Favorite Katherine Sayings

Katherine says some of the greatest things, and I’m realizing that I haven’t recorded a lot of them. Before I forget them, here we go:

One of the cutest, and one of my favorite things, that she says is something she does each time I come home. She’ll often run up to me, wrap her arms [...]

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Teaching a child to eat

More a request for help than an actual idea.
Katherine refuses to eat supper. Most nights it ends with her half-finished plate getting dumped in the trash and her saying she’s hungry 15 minutes later. It’s infuriating, and I have no clue what to try next. The thing that frustrates me the most is that we’ve [...]

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But I want to fly

We’re seriously hoping that none of our friends call Child Social Services on us. We promise… we didn’t do it.
Last Sunday, we went over to Nosurfgirl’s house to enjoy a Father’s Day of games and food. Katherine loves it over there because they have two daughters close to her age (soon to be four daughters). [...]

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Chutes and Ladders

Our neighbors had a garage sale on Saturday, and I stopped by to be supportive and see what they had. They just happened to have a real old copy of Chutes and Ladders. I’ve been looking for that game for Katherine for about a year now, but I’m not willing to spend $15 for it. [...]

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Missing the Boo

I started noticing that I was getting annoyed and grumpy at little things all yesterday. Things were truly annoying this morning as I got ready for work, and every little anything just grated on me. I was trying to figure out why, and when I gave Katherine my standard Kiss, Hug, Bonk on my way [...]

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You can’t argue with logic

When Katherine was smaller, she used to walk on my back and jump around. Now that she’s older, she still likes to do that, but I try to not let her because she’s hurt me doing it.
Today she was being particularly vigorous and I finally called a halt to the festivities. She immediately hopped down, [...]

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Katherine and the Dentist

Dentists.
Doesn’t the word just send shivers up your spine? I’ve always had miserable luck with dentists. Through out my childhood, I was always the one with braces and headgear and who knows what else. I hated it. I still hate the taste and feel of certain metals in my mouth dating all the back to [...]

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