Girl’s Life

“Mommy, let’s play a game.”
We’re outside. She hands me the chalk. I haven’t played hopscotch in probably 20 years (and even then, I don’t know if I’ve ever really known the rules). So made-up hopscotch it is, Amy-style, with fun pictures and jumping in any ol’ square you want. Rules schmules.
She had a blast.

I love the morning light in our dining room. I love the way Sophia sits on her feet to reach her breakfast (she has insisted on sitting at the big table with us–not in her high chair–since we moved in this summer). I love her golden hair in the sun. And I love that […]

When packing up the contents of your life for the past six years, you sometimes come across random things that make you laugh and remind you of your younger days. Chris found some old Star Wars dolls action figures that had been stored away and had set them on the table (to remind him, of […]

In the middle of the summer, Sophia reads books about snowmen, sings “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” and pretends she’s Santa Clause in the bathtub. Maybe pretending it’s the cold wintertime when it’s 100+ degrees outside convinces her it’s not so hot. I think the kid might be on to something. Anything’s worth […]

Well, at least inside our house it is. Outside it’s still in the upper 70s and not at all wintery. But since we got our Christmas decorations put up, I’m totally in the holiday spirit. Sophia decided to help, too, and made a great assistant while modeling and tangling the lights we were luckily not […]

Hail storm in our backyard

Originally uploaded by amyfrazier.

Check out our backyard from Monday afternoon! We had a massive storm come through, dropping tons of rain and hail on our little backyard. It was pretty amazing and our poor yard was totally flooded by the time […]

Chris: Are you awake? I just thought of something really cool.
Me: Um, yeah�I guess.
C: Good thing our bed has these cool wooden slats on the headboard.
M: (Thinking this is going somewhere bad.)
C: Because that way if gravity ever, you know, stopped working someday we could grab onto them and save ourselves from flying into space.
M: […]

We sat on our back patio on the 4th set to enjoy what we thought would be a quiet meal with some good friends. But all around us we experienced “the rocket’s red glare” and “bombs bursting in air.” For a moment, I got a glimpse of what it might feel like to live in […]