Category Archives: Mr. Vanilla

Six years of Devon!

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Caloden

On Tuesday we celebrated Devon’s birthday with some of his favorite friends both small and big. We had pizza, cake, a treasure hunt, obnoxious gift bag toys and tons of little guy fun. To see my smallest bit of a … Continue reading →

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Sitting still

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Caloden

After a summer filled with constant motion it was so lovely to get a shot of all three of them together in one place. Obviously Loren and Devon didn’t last long in that state. Love them all, I do.

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The most wonderful time of the year

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Caloden

Devon is an easily excitable child. His zest for life continually awes me as he embraces everything, (the exception being eating actual food) runs with it and makes it his and his alone. One of his most favorite things in … Continue reading →

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Communing with nature

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Caloden

The frenzied energy of an almost 6 year-old boy is not something to be contained in a small space.

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Mama’s Boy

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Caloden

This summer has been one of camping, camping and more camping. With my mother. The kids. Lots of planning. And Nature. The cold hard truth is that I could take or leave Nature. Yes, she’s lovely, green, bountiful and that. … Continue reading →

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Five years of the Cute Show

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Caloden

Today is Devon’s fifth birthday. We held his party on Saturday because today is his first day back to preschool and I thought a party and school might be enough to make his head explode. And maybe mine, too. I … Continue reading →

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The grind begins

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Caloden

Today Loren and Cassidy started back to school and I began my new job at a new school. We aren’t a household to boast about our coolness with transitions. Although the three of us reported back with good days, the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it is so damn hard to be me. Seriously.

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Caloden

Good god, sometimes being a female is entirely too much work. Why, after 38+ years of this am I not catching on, I just don’t know. But it continues to get me time and again. Today I woke up all … Continue reading →

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Therapy jam

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Jen

One of the efforts we work on in Devon’s weekly OT visits is food familiarity. This might seem a bit odd to those of us who are far too intimate with food to begin, but for a little guy like … Continue reading →

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Getting his own damn groove on

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Jen

When do we lose the ability to so joyfully dig a big one out of our noses and feel completely at peace about it? This is one of my favorite things about Devon’s age right now. If he feels like … Continue reading →

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