T’is the Season for… …red and green velvet dresses, patent leather shoes, and tights decorated with bows! …cedar allergies, which make mama’s eyes as red and puffy as Rudolph’s nose! … an afternoon date with the girls to see The Nutcracker at their ballet studio, complete with fancy tea and sugar cookies! …festive red pants,...Continue Reading
Really, I have to start this post by telling you that Nate leads a very nice life. Kissed and hugged and loved constantly by his doting older siblings. A playroom with GENERATIONS of toys at his fingertips. Mommy home with him–and him alone–for most of his waking hours. He is blonde and blue-eyed and friendly...Continue Reading
Do you know this song? From Bill Cosby’s comedy routine in the 70s or 80s? We often sing the song “Dad is Great! Givin’ us chocolate cake!” when M gives the kids a less-than-healthy breakfast. This cake actually is healthy. Our beloved Ms. Barb makes it for us every couple weeks. It’s chock full of...Continue Reading
The title of this post comes from the song we’ve been singing around here ever since our family was introduced (or reintroduced) to The Muppets. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE MUPPET SHOW! Last night was the twins’ Christmas program. After I read my post from yesterday, I realized that I must really be a...Continue Reading
So, the girls had their big CHRISTMAS RECITAL on Saturday. The day was filled with drama. The morning began hectic. Sam had learned to ride without training wheels the day before (more on that in another post). He woke early on Saturday with the plan to ride his bike ALL DAY LONG. M agreed to...Continue Reading
Once Upon A Time in a Kingdom Far, Far from IKEA… there lived a young prince and a young princess. Both had fair skin and golden hair. The prince loved saddling up his royal bicycle and riding all over the beautiful moors of his kingdom. The princess adored dresses and her precious Bitty Baby. Even...Continue Reading
Even though Catie is wearing a trendy Girls ROCK! sweatshirt…. with sparkly, hot-pink flower sandals… and focused SO intently on getting her pedicure just right… she’s still using Disney Princess Nail Polish. And still has one of the sweetest hearts (and some of the thinnest skin) I’ve ever seen.Continue Reading
Building on yesterday’s post, I present more evidence that Nate has a lot to learn around here (cover up your kids’ shortcomings much, Tina?). Look on, dear reader, as Sam imparts onto Nate valuable information: How to pierce your own ear with a Christmas ornament. Or maybe Sam is merely listening to an ornament. I...Continue Reading
Guess # 731,998 Why Nate isn’t Walking… He’s learning other skills? This is the common guess of those people who ask, “Really? Your child is older sixteen months? Not walking? Really? The other siblings walked at 10, 11, and 12 months, respectively? Well, maybe HE is working on other skills.” Hmmm. Like talking? Not really....Continue Reading
As pictured above, our kids seem to be jacket-averse. Seriously, is this every kid? The kids in this family will tolerate a vest, if it’s from their Aunt Melanie and “very fashionable” as Catie says. MAYBE a sweatshirt. But when the temperature dips into the 50s around here, they HATE to wear an actual jacket....Continue Reading
