Monthly Archives: February 2012

During today’s weather break, we hit the park and had a great time. This morning we had snow, rain, and ice coming down on us, so the high clouds and sun breaks were welcome! Haley decided to ride her bike to the park. She did a great job pushing her bike along, albiet slowly. SheContinue reading “Park Time”

I couldn’t help snapping a shot of Haley sitting at the table coloring the other day. So. Cute. JT is on Bob Book #11. Reading is not his favorite subject (he picks math first when given the choice) but he perseveres and does well if I stay close and give lots of encouragement. I thinkContinue reading “Artful Days”

Our baby girl turned 18 months old today. Her checkup got rescheduled because her doctor is on vacation this week, so I’ll post some stats in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, we have some pics and some video clips of our big girl! Haley has completely conquered walking and can almost run. She is tryingContinue reading “18 Months Old”

JT is registered for 4-year-old preschool in the fall! That’s right, three days a week. The preschool we decided on is just a little bit popular… we had to get in line at 7:00 AM for a 10:00 registration, and I got the last boys’ spot in a 4s class. Seriously. My friend Jen andContinue reading “Preschool”

This weekend I spent 16 hours at the hospital as I watched my friend lose her baby at 18 weeks gestation. As a friend said, “There are no words.” It was the most heart-wrenching thing I’ve ever been through. Our birth photographer, Sarah Ellen, came and took pictures for the family of little Herja afterContinue reading “Born Sleeping”

This is my 500th blog posting. WOW. I felt like it should be something special. You know, something memorable and wonderful and perfect. It turns out, in the past two weeks we have only had completely normal-type things happening, interspersed with some not-so-great things as well. For example, Jim and I got sick. Really sick. My amazingContinue reading “500”