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I had to go out of town to present at a conference for work, and I didn’t want to leave Haley for three days. So my mom, a professional grandma, volunteered to come with me. She hung out in the hotel, did a little shopping, and mostly kept Haley on schedule and happy. It wasContinue reading “Out of Town”

I know we all love our kids, but can I just tell you how much I completely adore my oldest? He is kind, helpful, funny, and smart. I am so glad we get to watch him grow. The other day he said something that made my heart skip a beat: “Mom, can I help youContinue reading “My Oldest”

To end February, we had a birthday celebration for my mom. We ate at Golden Chopsticks – the best Chinese around, try it out! We also had a traditional German chocolate cake with pecan frosting and homemade french vanilla ice cream. (Wait, substitute regular chocolate cake. And walnuts instead of pecans.) JT helped blow outContinue reading “Wrapping up the Month”

Last night we went to dinner with some friends and when we got home, Jim taught JT to make a snowball in the driveway before we came inside. Then JT suggested, “We could build a snowman!” Jim said, “Maybe if the snow’s here tomorrow, we can.” But last time we had enough snow for aContinue reading “A Snowy Night”

Princess Bean has really been changing in these past few weeks. We have noticed a little more chunk on her face and thighs (yay for baby chunk!). She has figured out how to play in the Exersaucer all by herself: she turns to face the toy she likes, spins the circles, presses the buttons, andContinue reading “Six Months and More”

Around here, snow is a big deal. We were supposed to have this crazy, nasty winter and so far it’s been very normal. So when it snowed this week, we couldn’t help but head outside and take some pictures. JT, Haley, Slider and I took a snow walk after nap one afternoon. JT got toContinue reading “Snow Walk”

Haley turned six months old today. Yesterday I jogged five miles. It’s been a good week. 🙂 Haley got her picture taken in her new Pottery Barn Kids outfit that I got new-with-tags-on at a consignment store… and she is sporting, for the first time ever, an adorable pink bow. Hooray for hair long enoughContinue reading “Six Months Old”

I started my Valentine’s Day by finding a card from Jim in the egg basket in the fridge. 🙂 Love it. The really funny thing is that I had already planned to leave his card on top of his breakfast plate, which I leave in the fridge every morning. We are quite the pair. ThenContinue reading “Valentiny”

I took JT and Asher on a puddle walk today. We had so much fun in the rain! The boys had hot cocoa with lunch, and got to play in warm, dry clothes before naps. I have great memories of doing this as a child… as an adult, my mom divulged the secret motive behindContinue reading “Puddle Walk”

Dinner at our house on Jim’s work days is usually very low-key. I thought I’d give a little taste of what goes on… especially now that Haley is eating cereal like a champ. I have interspersed the videos with JT’s conversations. Basically, I have become the proverbial never-taste-food-hot parent, but I don’t mind. I takeContinue reading “Dinner Time”