We are currently potty training Meadow.  Sure, I’ve talked about Meadow and the potty before–I mean, really, these are big events in our home.  It was hit and miss at first.  We celebrated (the rare times) she went on the potty, but for the most part, we just didn’t push it.  I’m sure there are […]

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  • Katie - April 25, 2014 - 12:51 pm

    i remember potty training joey. he was actually a LOT easier than meghan to train (she can be VERY pig-headed when she wants to be) and at one point in his training he turned the tables on me. we had just gotten through grocery shopping and i was dying to use the bathroom. he stood there watching me in the bathroom doorway, and in his 18-month old wisdom, told me very solemnly, "be sure to AIM, MomMom! you have to AIM!!" made me laugh so hard i nearly fell off the seat. ; )ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - April 29, 2014 - 3:57 am

    Miss C is holding a snake!?!?!? And no words of explanation to go with it?!?!? One.Brave.Girl!

    Congrats to Meadow on turning the corner in potty training! Good job Mama for sticking with it. Its.Hard.Work!!

    How's Baseball going for your lil man? Enjoying the games?

    Miss you! Let's go walk on the trail sometime soon, k?

    JoEllenReplyCancel

  • Wrestling Kitties - May 14, 2014 - 6:14 pm

    Love spring!!

    Way to go Meadow and potty training!!!

    We are down to diapers at night with Henry and if we go out somewhere for an extended period of time. There have been a few times we have been in the car and I get "MOMMY, I GOT TO PEE!!!" Oh course I tell him to go in his pull-up and he screams until he can't hold it anymore! But we are close. 🙂 Of course, I feel like there is an aim issue we are working out. He just pees and lets it go where ever he feels! Or turns around mid stream to do something. BOYS!!ReplyCancel

When I began this blog, nearly four years ago, I was a Mama of a four year old and a two year old.  I was slowly but surely ticking off my hours toward my independent counseling license and life, for the most part, felt simple. Our days were slow and deliberate.  We drank in simple […]

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  • Anonymous - April 23, 2014 - 12:38 pm

    i read every line, of course. "We chill. We fry a turkey. And we chill some more" – ahhaahaha. yep, just like every other family. i love it. i love this place and this blog and i know it's hard when things get busy. like you said, it doesn't need to be elaborate or super-duper long and detailed, but coming to Running Chatter will always be something you'll (and I'll) be glad you did. 🙂
    love you,
    Miss ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 25, 2014 - 2:45 am

      Thank you, Missy. I really, really appreciate your words. . . and your reading.

      Love you Much!!ReplyCancel

  • Barbara Allen - April 23, 2014 - 2:52 pm

    Summer – I always look forward to reading Running Chatter – by sharing your heart and life with each of us who are so blessed to read this blog God is using you to touch our lives in ways you cannot even begin to imagine – thanks for the reminder of how precious our memories are, reflections of times smelling the roses, shared laughter, and how precious each and very moment of our lives are – moments to be treasured and not hurried through, moments that are forever life changing and life empowering. You and your family are truly a blessing and a treasure – thank you letting me share the precious moments and reflections of your life and family – ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 25, 2014 - 2:46 am

      Barb, I am so thankful for all of your encouraging words. You have had such an impact on me and I am so glad that our paths have crossed in this virtual way.

      Thank you for being such a supporter, Barb. Thank you so much. ReplyCancel

  • Ky | TwoPretzels - April 23, 2014 - 5:09 pm

    Oh Summer.

    Keep writing.

    Keep photo-ing.

    I love it all. I really, really do.

    And I get it. I understand what this space means.ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 25, 2014 - 2:46 am

      I know you get it, Ky. I really, really know you do.

      And truly, Ky? If not for you, I never would have found this space.

      Thank you.ReplyCancel

“I’m fastest, he said, when I’m the one that gets to say go.” –Brian Andreas, Story People I love watching them and closing my eyes to to listen. . . I hear screams of “Go!” “I won” “You’re out” and “You cheated”!  When I look around I see dirty faces, dirty knees and and watch […]

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  • Katie - April 15, 2014 - 12:49 pm

    oh! so much joy in these images, summer!ReplyCancel

Sunday morning I loaded Meadow into her car seat and reached around her to buckle the straps around her torso.  Next, I reached to her side and grabbed the lower end of the straps to harness her lower half into the car seat.  As soon as my hand grabbed the buckle, Meadow snatched it out […]

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  • Lisa Anderson - April 8, 2014 - 2:20 pm

    I just want to pick her up and tickle and squeeze her! I have been through this phase…I am happy to be past it but also long for it so much!ReplyCancel

  • Life with Kaishon - April 8, 2014 - 2:25 pm

    She is so beautiful. I am crying as I read this powerful and beautiful post. I love it so much. Thank you for sharing your heart. You should pick out one of those STELLAR black and whites and enter it into I heart Faces beautiful Black and White theme this week! : ) Your work is always so lovely. ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - April 8, 2014 - 4:43 pm

    Beautiful (and true) post! I'm thankful that we realize that letting go is the hard part. And I'm thankful for all the little bits of letting go we have through the years. I believe if we understand and accept the little letting go things now, it will make the BIG letting go (when they go away to college/travel/get married/etc.) that much easier. Still tear filled…but easier to accept. ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 9, 2014 - 7:33 pm

      Thank you, S. I agree with you completely. Hopefully, these little letting go moments, will help with the bigger ones. ReplyCancel

  • Ky | TwoPretzels - April 8, 2014 - 7:35 pm

    So I'm crying big crocodile tears. At my desk. (Which isn't convenient, but my co-workers have become used to this in the past several months…)

    I don't want to let go.

    Can't you just write about how we can keep them small forever? Please?

    🙂

    Love you.

    Once again, you –> right to my heart.ReplyCancel

  • kate • one more thing - April 9, 2014 - 4:47 pm

    Beautiful Summer. And I'm right there with Kylee – this is so hard and I don't want to.

    Can't we just stomp our feet and get our way? It works for them… sometimes anyway 🙂ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 9, 2014 - 7:34 pm

      I do stomp my feet, Kate. However, it doesn't work very well. 😉

      Sigh. . . ReplyCancel

  • Karen, Brian and Lucy - April 9, 2014 - 7:10 pm

    One of the reasons I love your blog, Summer (other than your inspiring photography), is because I sooo relate to you. You validate a lot of my own experiences, and help me to feel not quite so crazy or alone in this difficult journey of parenting. I have been through the exact same experience that you described here (imagine that!). And this weekend…I will be dropping Lucy off at a Palm Sunday church event, where I know I am going to have that same lump in my throat that you described. She is 5—and I am still going through it! You are correct, I think— it is going to be the rest of our lives. The good news: we are not alone. Thanks for your beautiful photography and sharing all your insights.ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 9, 2014 - 7:36 pm

      Thank you, Karen. I don't know if it will ever get easier. . . but maybe it will. Maybe, the joy of celebrating their successes, will outweigh the sorrow of letting go?

      Maybe??

      I appreciate you so very much. ReplyCancel

These are probably the posts I should refrain from writing.  You know, those little secrets that families share.  The inside jokes that, years later, Chad and I will laugh and look at each other and reminisce saying something like, remember that time when. . . But alas, I have my little blog and have developed […]

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  • Anonymous - April 3, 2014 - 12:29 pm

    who cares about the Elusive Mother of the Year when you just basically got Genius Parents of the Year! I can't believe they stayed up there that long!! 🙂 Plus, occasional happy meals are the variety and spice of life! You'd be depriving them if you didn't do it sometimes!!
    love, Aunt of the Year (miss) ReplyCancel

  • Katie - April 3, 2014 - 3:46 pm

    hey, there is NOTHING wrong with bribing your kids with happy meals! i used to watch for mcdonald commercials when my kids were little and as soon as they offered barbies and matchbox cars, we visited mickey d's at least twice a week. ; ) ReplyCancel

  • Katy - April 3, 2014 - 6:51 pm

    I "bribed" my kids with $ if they helped and were good at the grocery last week on Spring Break. When I told the check out person why they were helping so well, she quickly said it wasn't a bribe but a reward. I see the happy meals as a reward!:) I need to try that for sleeping in!
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  • Wrestling Kitties - April 4, 2014 - 5:22 pm

    Uh, if Henry was older I would TOTALLY bribe him to keep him in his room longer. What parent, wouldn't?!?!

    I also do bribe my kid, nothing speaks to a child like M&M's, right?!

    Agree about Happy Meals too. Henry eats them on occasion. of course, I happen to have a son who refuses to eat cheeseburgers and hot dogs and breaded chicken nuggets, so a happy meal is more fries, apples, milk and toy 🙂

    We all need a break, we are not JUST parents. And as much as we love them, they can drive us crazy!!! er….crazier 🙂

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    • Summer Kellogg - April 30, 2014 - 12:25 pm

      You are so right, Jenn. We all need a break–especially on Saturday mornings. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - April 14, 2014 - 10:37 am

    That's too funny!……Over spring break I also bribed mine with $5 if they stayed in their rooms until 10:00. =)
    It didn't work. =( Can your kids talk to mine?!?!?
    KarinaReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 30, 2014 - 12:26 pm

      Ohhh, it didn't work, Karina?! You must have higher priced kids than mine. 🙂 ReplyCancel

  • Kelly Polizzi - April 30, 2014 - 3:04 am

    hi! i am in love with your photography. do you mind sharing your editing process? i think it is beautiful! i love the color images the best.ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 30, 2014 - 12:27 pm

      Thank you, Kelly. I appreciate that. As far as my editing–I tend to keep my color images "clean". The most I do is 'enhance' what is already there a bit. I hope that helps–I am happy to answer any questions you have. 🙂 ReplyCancel

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