Dear Sam… You are the most curious kid I’ve ever met . You are not only curious, you are impatient to understand every aspect of the world around…
Continue ReadingSweet Elisabeth… You are the picture of the perfect First Grader: excited to learn, confident of what you know, determined to please your teacher, liked by your classmates,…
Continue ReadingFor our sweet Bonnie, while she rests in a coma. Hi, Bonnie… The past couple weeks have been so surreal for me. To be clear, the past couple…
Continue ReadingDear Nate…. This is your first year to go to school all day and every day. No more pajama days. No more Best Friend Days with just me…
Continue ReadingDear Catie… Fifth Grade has got to be easier than the last couple of years. In Third Grade we discovered so much about how you learn. In Fourth…
Continue ReadingA yucky stomach bug found its way into the intestines of our kids this week. Like a knee-locked junior high choir, they toppled off the proverbial risers of…
Continue ReadingIf you have kids, you probably eat a lot of pancakes. Our kids love pancakes in different shapes and sizes (silver dollar to big-as-your-head). They like guessing the…
Continue ReadingSchool starts in two weeks. This summer has been our family’s first Big Kid Summer. Last year, Nate was still in diapers and a stroller, which limited what…
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