Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

Grammar Lessons

2-year-old: I want to sit next to Mommy. 5-year-old: This spot is already “tooken.” Me: You mean, “This spot is already taken.” “Tooken” isn’t a word. 5-year-old: Pardon me? Me: “Tooken” isn’t a word. 5-year-old: Yes it is. Me: No it isn’t. 5-year-old: Yes it is. You just don’t know yet. You have to growRead the whole post >>

Unconditional Love

I’m the nursing the baby in the soft light of morning while my 5-year-old stands close by, watching the two of us. She reaches over and gently touches the sucking cheeks of her little sister. “She’s the most ‘beautifulest,’ cutest, most wonderful baby there ever was, isn’t she?” After a brief pause, my older daughterRead the whole post >>

Pop Quiz

Me: What gifts did the three kings bring baby Jesus? 5-year-old: Frankenstein, gold, and myrrh.

Gazing

On Sunday both Rachel and M.E. were napping and under the watchful care of Papa and Gaba. I looked outside my parents’ big windows at the brilliant blue sky dappled with just a few fleeced clouds and the lake water sparkling with sunshine. It was a day that begged for me to be outdoors. “Madeline,Read the whole post >>

An Under the Sea Tea

We celebrated Madeline’s fifth birthday this past weekend. It was the first time I had a real party – as in, we invited two friends (and their siblings) rather than just relatives to salute her special day. Madeline really wanted to have an ocean theme, but she also wanted to host a tea party soRead the whole post >>