Balent Times

Rya was accepted into the head start program at James B. Edwards School of Global Leadership and started full time this morning.  I'm ...

School was released early yesterday and cancelled today in anticipation of an ice/snow storm.  We got plenty of ice but just a dusting of ...

We took the kids ice skating for the first time today.  Considering Trent and I haven't been skating in over 25 years, we all did surp...

Both kids completed swim lessons this morning.  Both kids are at Level 3 and already swim WAY better than me. 

We celebrated the New Year in Florida with Mimi and Papi.  As always the kids enjoyed spending time with their grandparents, aunts, uncles...

"Santa came!  Santa came!  Santa came!"  The kids had a great Christmas.  Rya got the Barbie Dream House (which took Santa 3 ho...

Notice the newest addition to our family?  No, not my double chin!  It's Rosy, the bearded dragon, on Trent's shoulder.  Happiest ...

I love his answer to number 4.

We took the kids to see Santa last night.  Currier asked for an Xbox, Minecraft and new sneakers.  Rya asked for the Barbie Dream House an...

Rya's Wildfire Dance class got to ride on a float in the Mount Pleasant Holiday Parade this evening.  She was a total ham yelling out,...

It puts the lotion in the basket.

Per Rya's request we rented a little log cabin on a lake at the camp site down the street from our house. We took the dogs and...

Now that you're five that means you'll be off to Kindergarten next year.  My emotions are a pendulum swinging from pure excitemen...