This week we got spoiled with buns, baking, fresh flowers, and dinner as people continue to support us so generously as we settle into life with 5 littles. I still feel slightly in the fog of confused tiredness that comes with so little sleep, but am also so enjoying this stage of little people everywhere. […]
Archives for February 2017
Bacon & Apple Smothered Pork Chops
It’s not often I like a new dinner recipe enough to make it twice in one month, and then deliberately save leftovers so I can take a picture. Partly this is because I don’t use recipes nearly often enough, and partly because many I do try are pretty good, but not ones I want forever […]
Monday Moments: Little Big Brother
Don’t let this tough exterior deceive you. This littlest big brother has surprised me. He definitely misses his previous abundance of mama-snuggles and he is a scrappy, feisty little brother who will bite a piece out of an older sibling, crack them over the head with the nearest recorder, or use them as birdies for his badminton […]
Monday Moments: Winter Wonders
I love the snow, and this has been a rare “real winter” for us, with plenty of the gorgeous fluffy white stuff. I haven’t really gotten out in it much between being too pregnant for my winter coat and now tied to a perpetually hungry newborn who likes to stay warm, but even just looking […]
Carrot Greens and Lentil Soup
We recently watched a documentary on minimalism and, while the actual viewing was a little dull, I’ve rarely seen Carl so inspired by a show. Moments after it was over the garbage overflowed with old socks, and a couple days later an entire garbage bag of his clothes left the house, with another whole bag set aside to […]