Balent Times

Rya's dance class put on an end of the year show last night.  She was in four routines.  I noticed she did more lip syncing than danci...

Last night at bedtime Currier lost a top tooth and Rya lost a bottom tooth.  The tooth fairy had to dig for loose change at the bottom of ...

I’m having a difficult time seeing you turn eight.  My mother died when I was eight so I think maybe I’m struggling because I’m forced to...

An evening dip to celebrate Currier's first day of being an eight-year-old and Rya's last day of preschool.

 We celebrated Currier's 8th birthday today at the house.  We had a Minecraft theme and set up the waterslide jumpy castle.  It wa...

Rya lost her first tooth on Mother's Day and totally stole my thunder.  Typical.

The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad?" Alice: "I'm afraid so.  You're entirely bonkers.  But I'll tell you a s...

Charleston—Bruco Balent, 10, passed away peacefully early this morning surrounded by his family. He was a devoted pack member, a colossal...

I took the kids strawberry picking this morning at Boone Hall Plantation.  We got three big buckets full and plan to eat strawberry shortc...

 I volunteered at Rya's preschool this morning for the Easter egg hunt.  It was fun to see her routine in the classroom and then watch...

My friend Stacey bought a condo on Myrtle Beach that sleeps 24 people.  She rents it out but the week of Spring Break she reserv...

This was the first year we went to the Boone Hall Plantation Strawberry Festival and I'm so glad we did because it was SO MUCH FUN!