It’s that time of year again. For the next few months, M. will spend his Saturday afternoons DVRing/pausing/yelling at/replaying the Nebraska game. It’s fun for the whole family. Sam watches the Tunnel Walk on my iPad. Over and over again. Ellie wears her cheerleading outfit–but only when appropriate according to Fashion Rules (on game days)....Continue Reading
Driving home from school yesterday, Sam and Ellie were so excited to tell me about their day. After stories about how much they loved Green Eggs and Ham (the book and the food), I asked them about Jesus Time.Ellie said, “We learned about Hannah!” (except Ellie does this really cute thing where she says learned-ed…well,cute...Continue Reading
For those of you keeping track at home (and, really, where else would you be keeping track? From your iPad at Starbucks? I’m honored you’ve taken the time. On your smartphone out on your boat? Thank you. Now watch where you’re driving that thing). Anyway, for those of you keeping track, Nate is almost three...Continue Reading
Love this shot of Catie fishing. Anything that makes this high energy girl seem quiet and peaceful.And focused…we had our first parent/teacher conference and her new teacher used the “D” word…Distracted.The same word that we’ve used to describe Catie since she was Nate’s age…although sometimes people say “observant” or “multi-tasker.”All these mean the same thing….that...Continue Reading
No, no. I don’t mean to suggest Catie has gained fifteen pounds this year on cafeteria food. First, she only weighs around forty pounds to start. Fifteen pounds would almost double her weight. Okay, not exactly, but I’m no mathematician. And I’m never exact. Second, this picture of her chowing down on pizza was taken...Continue Reading
Isn’t strange how some kids are born with confidence? That I-can-do-this attitude that makes their twos terrible? The desire to be independent from their parents? It’s so innate for some kids. Like Ellie. Sam is a different kid. He loves his mommy. And his daddy even more. If we were game, he would have us...Continue Reading
So Catie didn’t have school on Monday because it was Columbus Day. Usually things like this (as in things like adding another child to my daily routine) are indelible in my brain. Like a chant…”Columbus Day is coming, no school for Catie…” that I repeat while I go about my day of breastfeeding through the...Continue Reading
I took this Sunday while fishing at our neighborhood lake. These three profiles are proof that when God mixed our DNA, He kept coming up with the same result. Nate doesn’t have a chance. It’s blonde hair, brown eyes, a high forehead. And a slightly open mouth.Continue Reading
…is through his stomach. Nate loves breastfeeding. Besides the bottles I’ve pumped to give the rest of the family the pleasure of feeding him, my every-three-hour appointments with him have been routine and drama-free. Very nice. Which, by the way, is not exactly how the other kids were as breastfeeders. They cried a lot more,...Continue Reading
Hmmm. I don’t really know how to explain this…. How about, the busy-ness of our lives has finally catapulted it out-of-control and our kids are engaging in questionable activity. Or Usual Saturday Night Hi jinx at the Hergenrader House.Continue Reading
