Weird title, right? Well, stick with me, and it will all make sense. It's the twins' 8th birthday today. We have enjoyed the reminders for the past month about this upcoming event, complete with a countdown on our chalkboard and subtraction done each day after the question every morning, ... Read More about Tending the Growing Garden
Welcome to the Teenager Club
Well, the Webel children are now half teenagers. Amelia Jane is 13 today. It's kind of weird that she's just a teenager today because Amelia always has "played up." Not only is she taller than one of her older sisters, but she has also always been an old soul. She is currently baking her own ... Read More about Welcome to the Teenager Club
My {not so little} Boy
When you're in the middle of a pack of kids, you tend to be easygoing. When you're the only boy in a sea of girls, you're 100% relaxed, confident, and happy to listen to "advice" from the sisters and then (inevitably) do your own thing or comply, whatever will cause the less strife amongst these ... Read More about My {not so little} Boy
17
This is a tough one, friends. Anna is 17 today. 17 seems like a big one. Though not considered a true "milestone," maybe that's why it's a little rough. Last year, we celebrated the freedom that comes with another driver. Next year, we'll be wrapping up high school, prepping for college, ... Read More about 17
When You’re 15
Dear Josie, When you were little, I could sit and write a funny story about you, not worrying about whether or not I'm too "embarrassing" or "weird." But now that you're 15 (and let's be honest, a lot when you were 14), I have to be a bit more measured with my words. Someone might find out ... Read More about When You’re 15