Kyle and I just found today that we will have a new niece or nephew! One more curly blonde kid running around! We are so thrilled!

Is there really anything in life worth gaining this much weight for?  The answer is--ABSOLUTELY YES!  I would do anything for my children--including losing the view of my ankles, gaining multiple chins and upper arms that possibly resemble the size of my calves pre-pregnancy!  With...  read more

We did it again--another painting party!  This time we gathered our friends and family for a night full of food, love and painting.  This time the theme was animals (real or ficitional).  Everyone painted an 11 x 14 canvas of an animal of their choice.  We then framed them all...  read more

I hate that name so much, yet I had to make it the title so it went along with the theme I have going with my other brothers. OCD is a bitch.Anyway, my mother's newest bastard was borne on this day. Watching the father, who is roughly my age, handle this baby is irritating. He obviously has no id...  read more

Jaryth smiled at me today. It was like a bolt out of the blue. Before today, he would smile but it was at random. Then this morning he smiled while I was changing him. I smiled back and his smile got bigger. Wow! It's amazing how much a small smile can affect your feelings. It was like the sun co...  read more

On March 29, 2008, at 9:07am, my son Jaryth was born. He was nearly 2 weeks late and it took 21 hours of labor to bear him, but after all that he's here and ready to start his own Dandelife Story.

Today is the most beautiful day here in San Diego. I had brunch with the most lovely of friends Sabbo and her beautiful 4 mo. old son David. Oh...he is just so darling. He smelled like a combo of babies and mashed potatoes. It was so fun to catch up with her and see how things were going. No...  read more

We spent Isabelle's second holiday season in the Cleveland/Chilcothe area. All of these pictures are of isabelle being as cute as she can possibly be for all of her relatives. She really gets happy when looking at her papa, nana, uncles or extended family. We had one of the most relaxing times in...  read more

Although we have seen an ultrasound once before and known what it will be like to see the most beutiful blob of cells known to man, there is no way I will ever be prepared to see my child for the first time, in any respect. This video was taken with my cell phone so that quality isn't the best, b...  read more

Bath time is one of Isabelle's favorite activities.  She likes to get as many bath toys as possible in her grips...she then sees how long she can hold on to everything before a boat escapes or a cup sinks.  Once she lets go of one toy, she lets go of them all and begins the collecting p...  read more