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Here’s our big kid drinking poolside. He turned ten months this weekend. And I marveled at everything he’s learned……it’s fun to throw food out of his high chair.…

Sam and Ellie celebrated the big FOUR this week at their school. Like summer birthday kids the world over, they participated in the confusing task of bringing their…

Oh My.These teachers are killing me. Since when did the end of the year become a huge cry fest? Celebrations of learning complete with slide shows and sappy,…

A couple weeks ago, Sam and Ellie’s teacher came over for dinner and to read the twins (and Catie, of course) stories. At the school’s annual GALA, we…

…Catie graduated from Kindergarten. …the twins were still in diapers. …I was bigger than a house. …Nate was said house. That’s what I remember. It’s amazing what I’ve…

Never again will Sam and Ellie be so…twinny. The exact same size. Nearly the same profile. Identical stances. Similar expressions. Really, I could fill a whole blog about…

Survival. That’s our mantra around here until summer vacation.Our mode of survival involves the tried-and-true method of discipline loved by the parents the world over… “No, no, no,…

When we bought this house a little over two years ago, we were in awe of the fact it had a pool. Is awe the right word? Does…

It’s been a good week for the Hergenrader girls.Actually, it’s been a good week for the Hergenrader boys, too, but this post is about the girls. That’s Ellie,…