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 …
Birthday Party Weekend!
We were very fortunate that Gramma and Grampa were able to come into town for Ben’s big first birthday!! Even Ben’s GG and PapaJohn were able to make it! (That …
A year in pictures
Like a lot of parents, we take a lot of pictures of Ben. I made sure to take one of him every month on his month-birthday. (Yes, that isn’t a …
Happy Birthday, Ben!
Wow. Today, Ben turns one year old. In some ways it still feels like we are just finding out we are going to have a baby. And in so many …
Thankful Thursday: The whole year
This Thursday I have a ton to be thankful for. I am thankful for this whole past year. Ben turns one in a few days. This has been the most …