Ben vs the apple
Lately Ben has been expressing his toddler prerogative and only wanting fruit that is cut into small pieces. He is fully capable of eating large pieces of apples or pears, …
World’s Meanest Mom
Ben is charging full steam ahead into the wonderful world of being a toddler. Along with this comes a lot of frustrations, both on my part and his. I understand …
Saturday Morning, before and after Ben
Saturday Morning, before Ben. Before Ben was born, Saturday mornings were pretty quiet. I would get up around 6:30. Early yes, but not too early. I could sleep in anytime, …
Football Season
Team Cartwright is super into football. Okay, Pat is super into football. I enjoy the occasional game. I really want my team to win, but I don’t feel that they …
Busy Boy
Ben loves crawling around. In fact, he has been getting faster and busier every day. Last night, after he took a bath, he decided to explore. Normally after a bath, …
More Labor Day Fun
We managed to do more with the family than just sit around and talk. Although that is really what we had the most fun doing. It’s hard to find activities …
Labor Day
Wow, this has been a busy couple of weeks for us. First, Gramma, Grampa, GG, and PapaJohn were all in town to visit. During this time we had the big …