Happy Holy Saturday! My folks are here for Easter, and we’ve had such a restful couple of days. Nate took a four-hour nap yesterday! The kids played by themselves for hour(s?) outside. M took all the kids for a bike ride that stretched for most of the morning. Today, I hope you also rest, content...Continue Reading
With an Easter party and early dismissal for the twins, our Easter weekend has started around here. Is there anything HAPPIER than these four kiddos laughing on a slide? Today, this totally does it for me. I hope it makes you smile too.Continue Reading
So, Sam has a tic. Actually, I should say that Sam has HAD a tic for a few months now. I think I posted about it before, when we made the huge mistake of taking him to the eye doctor. She said, “My four-year-old did that. NEVER MENTION IT!” But that’s hard. He does this...Continue Reading
If you’re curious why the letters in Nate’s nursery are spaced a little odd, click on over to www.blessed-blessing.com. Today is the last post, about the Proverbs 31 woman. This Bible study has really been fun to write. I love Bible research. I love the opportunity it provided for women to be in the Word....Continue Reading
Happy Birthday for those born on March 29! Over the years some of my best friends have shared this birthday. Other people I love were born on the 29th of other months. October, for example. Then Catie on August 29th. When we chose Nate’s C-section date for July 29th we chose the 29th as a...Continue Reading
The boys were going for an Emergency Vehicle Theme. And by “the boys” I mean Sam since Nate is still in his crib. Really, Sam’s vision worked well. His “two-story” Kura bed was the perfect fire truck height. Which, by little-brother-default, meant Nate got a police car bed. When Nate is old enough, we’ll flip...Continue Reading
After several trips to IKEA and months of building and painting and decorating, the kids’ rooms are done. And so is M. He’s done with building and painting and IKEAing. But the whole project was so fun, and I’m so excited to share the finished product! Here’s the girls Pink and Green Garden room. We’ve...Continue Reading
Less than 5 percent of the world’s population has a gap between their two front teeth. Lots of people who have diastema correct it with braces. But, in the past decade or so, the media had dubbed a gap-toothed smile (on Nate, top, and my dad, bottom) the “perfect imperfection” because it adds character and...Continue Reading
Happy Birthday to my Aunt Lois, who turns 80 today. Aunt Lois is a hard-worker and a wonderful Christian mother, grandma, and great-grandma. She raised TWO SETS of twins (and two singletons)…five of those kids were born in less than three years. Wow. When M and I were struggling to keep us with the newborn...Continue Reading
Wow. The Monday after Spring Break is tough around here. Every year our family is completely fooled that it’s summer. Maybe it’s the (WHY DO WE DO THIS AGAIN, UNITED STATES??) time change. Maybe it’s the late bedtimes. Maybe it’s the pool time and laissez-faire attitude that we have hours to kill and Fast Facts...Continue Reading
