I could get used to this country-ish living. With beautiful, if unpredictable, spring weather and our new abundance of flat land, the nearby river trail beckons daily. School mornings and bedtime, though, don’t necessarily agree with post-dinner bike rides and walks. Add to that our dinner time being shifted half an hour later to accommodate our […]

While we were moving I found an envelope of old pictures I had borrowed from my sister, who had gotten old photo albums from my Grandma of pictures from our childhood.  There were so many gems I’m so happy to have copies of, and the best part was my dad’s captions on the backs. It […]

There’s nothing better than a few $1 tubes of bubbles to entertain children for an hour on a spring day. We have a concentrated blower who may or may not be ok with her brothers popping her bubbles. The only way to find out is to try, right? And another blower who always, always, always […]

We’re alive! I’ve always loved moving, and this was our 6th house in our 8 years of marriage, so I thought we were good to go. But I was not prepared for what moving means with 4 kids under 6, with a major cough/cold/flu attacking me, a big paper and presentation due for school, interviewing […]

I’m so behind at life right now, I don’t even care that my kids are in pajamas in 90% of the pictures you’re about to see.  At least they’re IN pajamas, I say. Despite the chaos and confusion they’re in the middle of (but what does moving MEAN, Mom? Where will our stuff be?), I […]

This little man has been giving me some serious attituuuude of late. He has definitely reached the point of being ready for Kindergarten, despite his adamant claim that he is “not going”, and we’ve been fighting a little.  He would love nothing more than for me to play and craft and read and bake and generally […]

He gets his flexibility, and his thighs, from me. Let’s take a closer look at those beauts. Deeeeee-squishy-licious. Whatcha doin’, Mom? Ohhhh nothing your future girlfriend will ever know about, certainly not. Too much cuteness.

I seriously love this third child of mine. That is my note to self, as I have been feeling less than charitable toward Theo since potty training had the unexpected consequence of him waking up around 5:00 am ever since to use the facilities…and when he’s up, he’s up. He hasn’t really slept through the night […]

This one’s for you Carl, in case you’re missing us at all (and you better be ;)). 11 days down, only 7 more to go! Gemma got her nails painted – did you know I was so talented? Kristopher mastered the ramp on his bike – his helmet was somewhere nearby, rest assured. Theo has […]

So we may or may not have BOUGHT A HOUSE! YOU GUYS, WHAT THE EVEN WHAT. No takebacks? Subjects will be removed this week, and, Lord willing, we’ll be moving at the end of March. It’s going to be crazy weird, after the past three years living with my in-laws, not to have them around, […]