by Dawn Camp | Nov 28, 2007 | family & friends, kid funnies, photography
Lily is growing up much too quickly for my taste. Doesn’t she realize that she’s the baby and I want her to stay that way? Lately she’s been letting me know that she’s ready to be potty-trained. Shouldn’t I be the one telling her, and not...
by Dawn Camp | Nov 20, 2007 | family & friends, kid funnies, photography
This is what can happen if you leave your 6-year-old son in the hands of his sisters and a basket of bows.
by Dawn Camp | Oct 16, 2007 | family & friends, kid funnies
On a road near our house there is a large chicken coop close to the street. On a good day we pass with barely a whiff to remind us it’s there. On a bad day it’s an olfactory assault. Today was a bad day. When the stink hit us, I looked at my 16-year-old...
by Dawn Camp | Oct 2, 2007 | family & friends, kid funnies
As the kids and I took a walk this chilly fall morning, I came upon the younger ones sitting on a bench, huffing and puffing. “We’re letting the cold air out of our mouths!” my 6-year-old son exclaimed, beaming, as he watched his breath float away in...
by Dawn Camp | Jul 19, 2007 | family & friends, kid funnies
Me, to 7-year-old daughter (a.k.a. Drama Queen): Why aren’t you helping your sister fold the clothes? 7-year-old daughter: She told me that she didn’t want my help. . . (dramatic pause) and I am SIMPLY DEVASTATED! (Imagine how Anne of Green Gables would...
by Dawn Camp | Jun 11, 2007 | family & friends, kid funnies
My 3-year-old daughter was doodling in church and I reached over, taking the pen and writing her name in a whimsical hand. My 10-year-old daughter, observing, leaned in and whispered, “What font is that?”
