Jan Brett is a pretty amazing woman. Her stories and artwork are so captivating. She is one of the foremost author illustrators of children’s books in the country. She has over 33 million books in print. That is an amazing accomplishment. My mother actually is the one who introduced me to Jan Brett’s work. One […]

The myriad of colorful toys for kids is staggering. I’m a big fan of toys in my own right and collect Transformers and Cars movie die cast cars. Now that I am a dad it is my responsibility to put together the latest and greatest toy that we have for Eva. We were given a […]

No, not me or this blog. Ellis Paul’s album The Dragonfly Races (the first CD we bought specifically for Eva) has just recently won this most prestigious honor. The Parent’s Choice Silver Honor Award is a pretty big deal
We are pretty happy for Ellis, in addition to creating these songs and this album he […]

I picked this book up at the Tulsa Zoo in 2006. I knew that we should have a book with the same name as my baby sister. And since Shelby is Eva’s godmother I figured this would be a good book for her to read to Eva when she comes and visits. However, I spend […]