Last fall I started seeing a recipe popping up online for something called “Pumpkin Dump Cake.â€Â I like the traditional pineapple-cherry-and-yellow cake mix version just fine. But pumpkin just makes everything better! Especially this time of year! (Lest you be mislead by the name, “Dump Cake†refers more to the method than to the final product. It is not really “cake-y.†It could be re-named “Upside …
Titus Ryle: 8 Months Old
Our boy is 8 months old!! He has 4 teeth…which have all appeared over the past month. A random little fun fact: His teeth have all come in the exact reverse order in which his sister has lost them! (Okay, so maybe I am the only one who finds that interesting.) He said “Dada!” That is pretty much his “word” for everything right …
All I Want for Christmas…
Titus Ryle: 7 Months
Here are his current stats (Well, current as of his 6 1/2 month check-up):Weight: 18 pounds (60th percentile) Height: 27 inches (55th percentile) It is so amazing to look back and see how much he has changed…over the last several months, of course. But, he has grown and changed so much in just the past few weeks as well!  At 6 …
First Day of School: Second Grade
{In case you couldn’t tell, I love these little photo-collages.} You will probably recognize our schoolroom set-up from last year. It worked out great, so there weren’t many changes that needed to be made… But, as per tradition, I made sure everything was ready the night/early morning before. (Yes, they are pretty much the same thing in my world.) I …