Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
This is a picture of our 3-going-on-4-in-two-months!-year-old George. Photo Credit: Kaylee Do you remember how hard we fought we for this kid? Goodness. Lately George can’t decide if he’s a big boy or not. In fact, this whole thing with [insert new blog name for Baby Nickers here] has pretty much thrown him for a loop, because—on … [Read more...]
See that man standing next to me? (He’s easy to spot. There’s only one.) That’s my husband. I love him lots. We have been married for sixteen years and are six lively kids the richer for it. We have four little ones gone before us into eternity, and one little bun (Who’d have thought?) in the oven. We have known good times, bad times, worse … [Read more...]
This is him.Him is nearly three. Can you believe it?Do you remember--maybe--when I announced this pregnancy? When I cried before the ultrasound because I was afraid I'd lost him? When...wonder of wonders...he was born?Well. I cannot believe it is almost three years later, and that my little man is growing up. Cate was telling him the other day that … [Read more...]
The Christmas Concert Edition{Pretty}We went to a Christmas concert at my son's school last night.The music was very pretty, but since my husband has yet to show me how to upload the video from his camera, you'll just have to take my word for that. (Never mind, he showed me how.)Did you spot my son in the above picture?Here. I'll provide a little … [Read more...]
The Godparents EditionWe were in the great state of North Dakota this past weekend for my mother’s 87th birthday. In addition to spending precious time with grandmas & grandpas and aunties & uncles and not to mention all those fun cousins…Cate got to see her much-loved godparents.Cate and her godparents, Uncle Steve & Auntie JanThey … [Read more...]
I love that sometimes they still look newborns...even when they're big boys. … [Read more...]
The “Hijacking his Brother’s ‘Pod Pod’” Edition … [Read more...]
Jem’s doing well at school, I’m pleased to report, though as his former teacher—for the past seven years, no less!—I wouldn’t mind if he’d complain a bit. I wouldn’t mind, for example, if he’d say something to the effect of “You know, Mom, Mr. So & So’s a good teacher and all, but he really doesn’t hold a candle to you.”Or “Mrs. Such & Such … [Read more...]
Today, thanks to Tracy, we watched a monarch caterpillar go from this: ...to this: They have milkweed plants growing in a garden at Pinewood Castle and were good enough to share some caterpillars with us. Hooray for the changes that took place before our eyes! Also today, thanks to...hormones, I guess, I watched my firstborn son go from … [Read more...]
Last Saturday, I placed my little boy on a mighty stead. And then, basically, I just let him go. Fortunately, he came back to me. Fortunately, he survived. Though, as you can see, he had to hang on for dear life. Two days before that, I strapped myself—willingly—into a rocket ship-type contraption and was flung into space at lightning … [Read more...]
