Eli– There are times I am convinced you are harder to deal with than the older two boys combined. Then I have to remember you are a “typical” and “normal” 15-month-old and you will absolutely climb the toilet, jump from the couch, stand on the table, and throw crap into and out of the bathtub….

Christmas this year will be quite different. Away from our families, I am trying to muster the energy to pull of a Christmas for these kids that they will love and enjoy. Peggy visited us this weekend and we had an early Christmas with the Oyos’ via FaceTime. Later, we opened up gifts from the…

“No Daddy, don’t. Don’t. Timeout Daddy.” —this happened one night while Adam was helping Sam ride the Y-bike. It was complete with Sam shaking and pointing his finger at Adam and directing him to the timeout spot. I started laughing so hard I had to walk away. He was absolutely furious that Adam wasn’t moving…