10 Years Together Every year you are together should be a celebrated milestone...but ten years is… Written By Shipley Mommy 15 Comments Edit
A Decade You know there are days when it seems like we have been married for 20 years, a… Written By Shipley Mommy 3 Comments Edit
Back To School Night So, tonight I loaded up Thomas and Gracie and we went to Gracie's school fo… Written By Shipley Mommy 2 Comments Edit
Daddy's Big Race Gracie (and mommy too!) was very proud of her daddy today. She told him he shou… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Rough School Week I would love to report back to you that this week was a better one at school fo… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
Mother Goose, Week 2 Thomas and I gave story time another try--and it was great. Of course mommy lov… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
A True Beach Boy At 19 months Thomas got his first taste of the sand and the waves. {We had take… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
First Grade Blues I am still steaming from this morning. Every child at some point will disappoin… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
Breaking Bad... Habits (again!) Okay, now when we decided we wanted kids I gave my husband a li… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Thomas' First Story Time Gracie and I never had anything like this to share! "Story time" is a… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
How Much More Independance Can Mommy Take? Today was a big day for my Gracie. She got new school shoes (yep, I flaked and … Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
New Word Okay, when Gracie was a baby I celebrated everything, and I have to say with tw… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Home Again It had been six weeks, and mentally--well emotionally--I have been improving. W… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
First Grade Update (email to family & friends): Well, we made it. Well, I made it any way. … Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
Grandparents & Grandbabies With the addition yesterday of baby Charlie it made me realize that the tiny bu… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
A Dress Dilemma Okay, so it is not actually a "dilemma,"--or wasn't--but after pu… Written By Shipley Mommy 2 Comments Edit
A New Nephew & New cousin Aunt Heather had baby Charlie today. Gracie & Thomas have a new baby cousin… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Gracie's First Grade Day Well, apparently she didn't get lost, she didn't cry, she knew when to … Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
She's Home! I took this video when the bus finally pulled up to our cul-de-sac this afterno… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
First Day Of First Grade When I started Kindergarten I was very very small I have grown much bigger now … Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Gracie Shipley, First Grader At Last! First Grade, First Day First grade, first day, I wonder if I’ll get to play. Fi… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Ready For School? Well, ready or not, it is time to go. All summer long, especially in those days… Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Our Labor Day Weekend We didn't exactly do that much to "celebrate." Gracie asked us wh… Written By Shipley Mommy 1 Comment Edit
Gracie's First Library Card Gracie is an official card holder of our local library! Taking the kids to the … Written By Shipley Mommy Add Comment Edit
Her Own Desk! Yep, that's is the biggest thrill of the night! Gracie has been excited abo… Written By Shipley Mommy 2 Comments Edit