Family Fun

The quote on our chalkboard wall currently reads: Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. I wrote it because I have a problem accepting things I can not control and then making those things everyone’s problem. For instance during yesterday’s snow storm I sent around 50 text complaining about the snow. Friends called to see how I was doing, because in part, I complain so much & so often that when the […]

You know that feeling you get when you get it all right? Sunday, we got it all right. (Can you look closely at Saint in this pic? That one little arm up is killing me!) It was 50 degrees and beautiful this past weekend. Sunny had a friend over, we took a giant family walk to the bakery where we  promptly ordered up delicious doughnuts and cookies. Matt and I sat on our front porch […]

In an attempt to find new and fun ways to torture my children I busted out the big camera to take some photos of them. They just LOVE when I do that. I took them to the doctor yesterday and he confirmed what I already knew- they are both baby giraffes. Both are in the 97% for height. Gracie is 74% for weight and the little man is, well, he’s healthy. Thank goodness for these […]

I wanted to title this post Hello, from hell but that might have turned some of you off. It’s snowing, again. I can’t. I have reached my capacity on snow and coats and gray sky’s and indoor play. We have colored every coloring book, painted every loose leaf paper, and made more forts than I care to comment on. We’ve ventured to Ikea because they will watch Sunny for two wonderful hours of ball pit […]

Thank you to all of you who viewed Jude’s 1st Year video and left such sweet, sweet comments. How kind of you all to be here with us as our story unfolds. I imagine our life is looking a whole bunch like many of yours, and so you’ll appreciate the fact that this morning as I type this my “cabin fever” kids are crawling in, out, across, and between my legs begging for various foods, […]