Dave’s back at work as of today, but let’s spend some time reminiscing about back when he didn’t go to work for 9 whole days in a row. We spent a lot of time on house stuff and a lot of time feeding and changing a baby, but we got a few other things in, too. Remember how the kids … Continue reading
Saturday we did all our our Easter prep work. Like the egg dyeing. And my trip to Target to get the last minute egg dyeing kit. Some time last week I thought maybe I was going to find some amazing homemade egg dye recipe to make with the kids. Then I looked up recipes, and the first one I read … Continue reading
Early last week we had a fun adventure hanging out in the basement for spring’s first tornado warning (one of the reasons the thought of buying a house without a basement made me very nervous when we were looking. Word is this house was actually hit by a tornado a few years back. I hope that means the odds have … Continue reading
Abe turned two months old on Sunday, and I finally got a chance to finish editing the pictures from his two month photo shoot and write this post. I’m loving the pictures I got this time. He’s making so many different expressions now, and his improved head control offers up a whole new world of possibilities for poses. And check … Continue reading
On Monday, everything was going fine. We did math: The kids had a friend over and played outside for a long time. Then the rain started. In this picture, you can see that it is a rainy day and also that our whole neighborhood is filled with other boxy colonials. I think there are maybe 3 that aren’t brick-front (there … Continue reading
Maybe Mondays are better anyway, because that’s when I can actually remember what happened over the weekend. I’d like to do weekly recaps here, since this blog has swallowed my homeschool blog, and I like to have some family life documentation for future nostalgic purposes/grandparents/et. al. So feel free to skip and come back when there’s house stuff. But if … Continue reading
Taking a break from Easter decorating while some paint dries to bring you the latest addition to Abe’s gallery wall. Remember how I said that Milo was the only brother who hadn’t contributed anything to it? We made quick work of remedying that situation. One of the kids got a Lego mosaic kit for Christmas a few years ago. It was … Continue reading
All the good alliterative “hey–here’s what the week was like or whatever” titles are already taken. Friday Five, Weekend Wrap-up, etc. I need something totally not obvious that no one’s ever thought of before, which would probably mean it would need to be either really bad or really weird. Weekend Whatever. Frolicking on Friday. Friday Fudgsicle. Woe Unto You Weekend. … Continue reading
Okay, not really. A REAL free spirit would live in her van and not do ANY chores EVER. But maybe, say, you might have been a free spirit in a different life, but in this one you have four kids, three dogs, two cats, and two and a half baths in your big house, so you HAVE to clean stuff, … Continue reading
One month already! I didn’t do four week pictures, since he was going to be a month old just a couple of days later. I can’t believe he’s already outgrown weekly photo shoots! Abe at one month is awake a lot more than he used to be. Fortunately, he’s generally in a pretty good mood as long as someone’s holding … Continue reading