“Bring on the summer,” they say. This group of boys is so adorable, and this is just a few. There’s really a whole slew of them, ranging in age from 3 (Dan included) to 10. They gather at our local park after school, and yes, there are girls in the group as well. A few of the kids have recently begun migrating into the backyard of a friend of ours, that happens to have this hammock and a really cool […]
» Read moreI thought this picture was perfect for that nervous, excited but sad, feeling that you get, just as you are about to move. We are four weeks out from the longest distance, most emotional move we’ve ever made. This will be our eighth move. However, this is the very first move where our little boys are old enough to understand it. We’ve been in the area for five years and in this house for three. We have never lived […]
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Happy “Snow Week 2014”!!! Our kids went to school all of one day this week. My friend Anne said that we should make t-shirts that read, “We survived Snow Week 2014!” hehehe *******MY ANNOUNCEMENT******* After five years of calling the national capital region our home, it is with lots of mixed emotions that I announce our upcoming cross-country move. That’s right. We’ll be packing it all up and heading to the west coast this summer. It’s time for […]
» Read moreIn the interest of documenting all four of my “birth stories.” This is the story of my very first baby. Joshua’s delivery was my most normal, uncomplicated labor and delivery of all. He was also the only one that was not induced. I got to go into labor, on my own, three days before my due date. That was truly an exciting experience. I can’t help but wonder if his labor and delivery was my most successful because it […]
» Read more4 1/2 weeks. This Sunday I went back to Sunday School for the first time, had friends over for lunch, and went to our Supper Club for a bit that evening. It was a BIG day, and by Monday night I was exhausted, but it was worth it. Apparently this is my go-to postpartum dress b/c this is me 2 years ago, with Daniel 4 1/2 weeks after his birth. The baby is now officially 5 weeks old. […]
» Read moreJohn David, 8 days old I am now 9 days out from my c-section. I’m feeling better, but not great. C-sections are a literal pain, but of course it is worth it to have my precious new little man. Drugs have become a very important part of my life. (Sounds like a wonderful mommy thing to say, huh?) When they first sent me home, I tried to keep up with my own medication schedule. After twice taking the […]
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Frying Pan Farm Park Today Alan took the day off work, and we all visited Frying Pan Farm Park. Everyone had a good time, in spite of the ever-present chill. They had farm animals, a blacksmith shop, a wagon ride, a carousel, and a playground. They have a nice playground, and of course the boys insisted on playing on the playground as soon as we got there. We felt like Caleb was really channeling his DaddyO in this fleece vest. […]
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Today a very bad, bad, bad thing happened. (And for the sake of anyone new to reading my blog, you should know that I like to whine about my petty problems, as though they are actual problems. Sometimes I just do this for dramatic effect…. ; ) In the world of raising toddlers or babies, your worst nightmare is a bad napper. I’ve never had a bad napper on a regular basis, thank God! I guess he knows I could never handle […]
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