{the hernandez four}

Lola is reading--really reading. She's quickly moved beyond sight words in the first quarter of Kindergarten and has moved on to phonic...

I was having one of those full circle moments as I ironed on Lola's insignia to her tunic and looked through old badges I earned with my...

Saturday was a busy morning--I went to Bodypump, Grammy took Lola to dance and to see Meatballs 2, and Daddy, Nonna & Papa took Johnny t...

Orland had a pumpkin fest this weekend and allowed families to take home gorgeous pumpkins at only $2/piece! The kids had fun running aroun...

Over the past few weeks, a fellow Kindergarten mom from Lola's class and I have been training to be Girl Scout leaders in preparation t...

John and I just got home from a wonderful anniversary (7 years!) getaway to Vancouver, British Columbia--all made possible because of those ...

We're speechless when we look at him, hear him talk, listen to his laugh. There are no words for how incredible our boy is. We love you,...

He's getting to be such a big boy--talking so much, more daring on the playground, starting to read his sight word books. But he'll ...

And just like that, our baby is off to Kindergarten. 

The St. Louis DiTores were heading back to STL a couple weekends ago, so we met up before the hit the road at Brookfield Zoo, particularly s...