It's a lot when you're the only boy in a sea of girls. There are the constant suggestions, the not-so-gentle reminders and the incessant talking and talking and talking. In a big family, a spring birthday is also a lot. This year in particular, our calendar is full of so much good and so many big ... Read More about The King
36 Hours and 18 Years
36 Hours and 18 Years Dear Anna, As I remind you every year on your birthday, you took a long time to get here. A long time. Days. Literally. 36 agonizing hours, one hospital kick-out, and lots of drugs later, you were born. And that seems like yesterday. So cliché, I know, but while ... Read More about 36 Hours and 18 Years
Freedom
As Thanksgiving weekend winds down, the celebrations keep coming around here. Josie is 16 today, well, technically not until 7:49 PM, and no driver's license until Tuesday, but still. Celebrations ensue currently with teenagers in the basement and ice cream containers and pizza boxes all over ... Read More about Freedom
Tending the Growing Garden
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