Herilino's Locker

Andie has not been the biggest fan of baths for the past year or so. In fact, she has gone weeks at a time without a proper bath, and more than a few tantrums have resulted from Kristin and Jason trying a little too hard to get her into a bath tub. Kristin and Jason have both found this aversion to baths to be very curious given how much Andie loves water. She loves to help with the dishes, wash her hands, play in the rain, stomp in puddles, and splash with toys in her kiddie pool. She likes nearly everything about water except for being submerged in it, which could very well be a deal breaker in this family. The good thing for Andie and Team Herilino is that it all turned around in the past week. Andie went from throwing tantrums over having to take a bath to throwing tantrums over not getting to take two baths in one day. She has bathed every single day for the past four days, both in her little tub and in the big bath tub. She'd like nothing more than to bathe all the time now. ...

Team Herlino has been battling bouts of sickness over the past couple of weeks, so we've been spending lots of time at home. It has been fun spending some down time together! Andie, Hawkeye, and Kristin enjoyed a stretch of sunshine in between rain storms. Andie has especailly been loving hanging with her big brother Hawkeye lately.  She recently learned he becomes extra bouncy after he plays fetch. Hawkeye continues to be the most tolerant dog in the world. Kristin apologized to him for the nearly-two-year-old riding him backwards, but hoped he would be consoled by the fact that a good portion of America might empathize with him... When rain returned, Andie, Hawkeye, and Kristin continued to enjoy the outdoors.   It's tough work playing all day together. Andie has been requesting selfies a lot lately, and naturally, Hawkeye doesn't want to be left out of the fun. Hawkeye also l...