Balent Times

Trent's sister came and spent the holiday weekend with us in our new home. While Trent and I unpacked and got the house semi organized, ...

We finally closed on a house! It took us four months to find the right neighborhood and the perfect home for us, but it was so worth the wai...

When Currier gets mad at Trent, he shouts, "Go to work!" Although it's such a naughty thing to say to his daddy, Trent and I b...

Yesterday, Currier turned two years old. We celebrated with a pasta dinner (Currier's favorite!) and a Carvel ice cream cake. Happy bir...

On Sunday we went to a birthday party for our new friend, Patrick. The party was at the Mount Pleasant Fire Department and was, as you can i...

Yay for Currier! It was a big week for the little man. First, he said his name for the first time (see video!). And second, he did pee pee...

On Mother's Day, we drove to Columbia to have lunch with an old friend. Amanda and I worked together in Germany many years ago. We wor...

Yeah, I couldn't believe it either! That's why I took THREE pregnancy tests to confirm the good news. It wasn't a complete surp...

Trent's sister Kathy came and spent the night on Sunday. It happened to be an especially warm day so as soon as she arrived, we took a ...

Chad finished his Navy career in Virginia Beach and stopped by Charleston on his way to his new civilian life in Texas. We started off the ...

This morning, Currier and I went to the Isle of Palms with stale crackers and moldy bread and fed a couple dozen very hungry seagulls some ...

The pool wears Currier out so much that he passes out during snack time mid Goldfish.

On their way back to Newburyport , my brother, Mike and Allison stopped by for a brief visit. Currier and Allison squeezed in a dip. And th...

Harris Teeter, our local grocery store has these little "shopper in training" carts that Currier absolutely loves. It takes us FO...