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Dear Addie, And just like that, the house we called home is no longer ours. What was once a fleeting thought of moving, has come to...

Dear Addie, It all started like any other outing with the family in the last 16 + years of parenting, with packing a diaper bag and while...

(Originally posted in 2019 - edited to adjust age, seemed all too relevant as we are in the thick of our 12th move and are preparing to...

Dear Addie, Sometimes it’s truly hard for us to tell if you hear (or understand rather) what we are saying even in what can be perceived...

Dear Addie, There I was looking at yet another “last” on our journey and all I could think about was time. Something that I seem to hold...

Dear Addie, After a week of soaking up the sun’s rays & dodging icebergs in the freezing cold OBX waters (just kidding, it wasn’t a...

Dear Addie, And just like that, it was finally spring break and for an added bonus, all three of you dream team kiddos had the same days...

Dear Addie. And just like that, it's Autism Awareness Month. The month I’ve always had conflicting feelings about since beginning this...

Dear Addie, It was a warm, spring evening this week as I was finishing up yard work when I looked over at you. There you were in an all...

Dear Addie, Spring has sprung and the showers now pour, but it’s not all that bad because old friends are at our door. Here they come...

Dear Addie, When I became a mom, I had no idea just how many hats I would own. I know what you’re thinking, that’s weird, because I truly...

Dear Addie, A creature of habit, our mornings are almost always the same – except some days are quieter and calmer than others. It’s on...

Dear Addie, Parenting is a wild ride. It’s the only job in the world where you can have no experience or training and are tasked with...

Dear Addie, Our day started like any other day. Everyone got up and ready for school and then we set out to start our morning carpool...

Dear Addie, And just like that, it was the 100th day of school. Traditionally not anything I’d actually find to write about, but with...

Dear Addie, We have a clock. It’s a beautiful clock that came from your late great grandmother often referred to as “Garara” by you being...

Dear Addie, This week we celebrated. Not for a birthday or for any monumental developmental milestone, but for the Chinese culture and...

Dear Addie, It snowed. Well technically, first it dumped buckets of rain. Then it froze. And THEN it snowed (only two inches by us),...

Dear Addie, And scene. A mere three and a half weeks after Christmas and your birthday, you’ve finally finished opening your gifts. Now...

Dear Addie, This week we went full force into our New Year of living and with that came an ongoing lesson of waiting and patience....