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Dear Benjamin, Yesterday you turned five. I think this was the first birthday where you really understood how special a birthday is and I’ve never seen you so excited. The moment the calendar read “July” it was all you could talk about. While the theme of the day may have changed 100 times (you went [...]

Dear Benjamin, Well, look at you.  All “growed up” and being a boy.  I thought you should know that you have astounded me these past few months.  Not only are you growing like a weed (and a very tall weed at that), but you are showing me things about your personality faster than I can [...]

Today, my Swimmy, Leah, turned nine. I haven’t found the words to describe her year yet, but I have found the images and the soundtrack. Happy Birthday, Leah – I love you for who you are and for who you are becoming. Love, Mommy Leah’s 9th Birthday from Pammer on Vimeo.

Dear Benjamin, When we last left off around here, little one, you were a very cute but pain in the ass two year old. And as of this post, you are now almost three and a half. I’m sorry for the enormous gap. If you think this is bad, wait until you see your baby [...]

Dear Leah, I cannot think of a better way to try to get back into this blogging thing than be wishing you a happy eighth birthday. It’s given me a chance to spend a few minutes looking back on the year that was and marveling at what you have done and who you are becoming. [...]

Dear Benjamin, How has (more than) 30 days flown by? Wait, let me retract that statement because now that I think about it, this has been a rich 30 days. This month you went on your first road trip all the way to Austin, TX – where we would hang out for a few days [...]

Dear Benjamin, Today you are two years old. That’s the most unimpressive sentence every written here because you have been acting like a two-year old for well over a month now. Daddy and I are really not looking forward to the next several months if that is going to continue. This month you went to [...]

Dear Benjamin, As your mother, I’d like to request that you stop trying to kill me. Seriously. This has been quite a month. As you can see by the numerical month, you are about to be a Two Year Old. You’ve spent the better part of the month giving us a sneak preview of this [...]