Sorry for the title…and to lodge the Sesame Street song in your head for your remaining waking hours today. BUT it’s hopefully worth it for this sunny, happy picture of Nate. It’s been rainy and cold in Houston and seemingly the rest of the country. Maybe Nate’s baby blues, along with his new blue stroller,...Continue Reading
At 5:16 PM our world is a bit out of focus. Nate yells from his high chair. There’s always at least one kid standing in front of me. Or on me. Ellie wears an apron to help make dinner. Even if it’s just soup from a can. Maddie, our dog, circles the kitchen waiting for...Continue Reading
This post isn’t about the American Girl dolls that have taken over our house. I’m just using the matching outfits photo as a segue to share a story about Ellie and her other twin. News about how Ellie’s Bitty Baby seems to have more outfits than Nate (no, not kidding) or about how Kit Kitridge...Continue Reading
Yes. That’s Nate. Five months old and eating a Popsicle. Okay, not an actual Popsicle. This is a frozen pop from our Christmas present, the ZUKO. So, this is really pure frozen pomegranate juice. But still. We’ve been big sticklers foe food “rules” with our other kids. Catie didn’t start rice cereal until 6 months....Continue Reading
I have no clue when this picture was taken. Unlike 99% of the pictures on my hard drive, I didn’t take this one. I wasn’t even there, standing behind M. as he took it, jumping around like a lunatic, trying to get our kids to smile. This picture was my Christmas present from M. and...Continue Reading
This picture was taken over Christmas break in Nebraska. Oh, the stories it tells. Ellie just has no time for posed pictures. Twirly skirts from her favorite aunt, yes. Smiling on demand? Uh-uh. Usually Sam and Ellie are ying and yang. If one is sad, the other is especially happy. Sam isn’t above saying, “Mommy,...Continue Reading
Epiphany has passed, and we’re ready to take down the Christmas deco. I didn’t want to officially put away Christmas until I remembered this sweet memory. Our Christmas Eve tradition is church, snacks by the fire (complete with Diet Sprite in fancy cups), the Christmas story, and one present each. It’s the highlight of Christmas...Continue Reading
This is my beautiful niece. She lives in Nebraska, which is a problem because we don’t get to see her nearly enough. Actually it’s a big problem that all of our family is at least (at least) 600 miles away. We miss all of them so much. Which means that Christmas break and summer break...Continue Reading
Yes, we have a set of twins in our family. Several sets, actually. Sam and Ellie were born on the same day. Fraternal twins. Sam and Catie are Personality Twins…both are excellent at relating to other people. Funny. Good story tellers. Emotional. Sensitive. Tend to be obsessive. A bit needy–especially when they’re tired. Hmm. This...Continue Reading
Sam and Ellie went back to school this morning in an—oh, my goodness this is EARLY—morning rush. Which makes the above Christmas break picture that much more sweet. What we took a break from for two weeks over Christmas… …Nutrition (evidenced by the pancakes, M&Ms in the pancakes and big ol’ stick of BUTTER). Fudge...Continue Reading
