Category: little boys

“Doctor say JUICE.” Funny Moments from Raising Four Boys

baby milestones, big family life, Caleb, cub scouts, Daniel, juice, little boys, pajamas, parenting, toddlers
happy little fireman

If you read my last post, Our Vacation Nightmare, then you know that this wasn’t our best week.  Now it’s Friday night, and as I sit here, with Alan beside me, and all of our children sleeping soundly, none of that even matters anymore. I love it when we sit and talk about all the cute and funny things our children have done lately.  And whose heart wouldn’t melt from having little almost-three-years old Dan keep visiting my room, after […]

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Goals for my Future

art, Bible verses, big family life, goals, kid quotes, little boys, stay-at-home mom, toddlers

Who knew I would ever be so excited about a label maker?   I have big plans for this thing. Alan also got me this beautiful necklace.  Love it! This past week I turned 33.    That makes me stop and ask, “Am I where I wanted to be at 33?” Yes,  definitely,  plus some!  I never counted on having all these blessings,  and to top it all off,  I have way more direction and goals than I had 10 […]

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Auburn!!!?????

Daniel, little boys, pictures

I have had so little rest and even less actual sleep the past…5 or 6 days that it’s affecting my ability to function. Remember my attitude adjustment that I mentioned in a previous post?  (Just click on those words for a reminder.)  Well, I haven’t forgotten my lesson yet.  I haven’t lost my thankful heart.  Once again, my problems are direct results of my blessings: 1.  4 little boys 2.  a very very very very busy weekend of fun activities with […]

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Not the puddle!!!….Eh, go ahead….

Caleb, exercise, family, grandparents, little boys, toddlers, vacation

Today it was finally warm.  Really, really warm!  I was so excited.   I promptly rolled out our amazing double jogger and we headed out for a good little 1 mile walk. I thought, “Hey, this stroller is so amazing it can do ANYTHING!”  It can– sort of– it plowed right over snow hills easily….except I might have been a little over eager b/c I flattened a tire.  (Alan, will you please fix that for me??  Thank you!)  Check out […]

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The Latest Phase: The Sitting in the Tree Song!

brothers, little boys, parenting, Uncategorized

Yesterday I went to Target.  I was supposed to buy Alan an A&W Root Beer while there, but I forgot….until I got to the check-out line.  By that point, the A&W’s were all the way at the back of the store, and it was starting to snow outside.  Oops.  So I bought Alan a 20 ounce Dr. Pepper, and figured all was not lost. But now it’s 4:30 pm, and I’m still beat from taking all four kids to the […]

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Finding My Sunshine

cub scouts, little boys, pictures, postpartum depression

no make-up, no nice clothes, no contacts…..no problem.     Saturday.  Don’t you love Saturday?  Here in suburbia, Saturdays are kind of stressful for many.  That’s the day of kiddo ball games, birthday parties, scout events, just a constant string of commitments.   This was another Saturday that we were thankful we skipped sports this fall!  The only commitment we had was Cub Scouts.  It was a pretty busy cub scout day, but there was plenty of down time too. […]

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What a week we have had: Toddler mom Stories

little boys, pictures, potty training, toddlers

  This past week was a seriously crazy one.   Monday: We drove into the city for  Daniel’s “My ears hurt” doc appointment.  It turned out his ears were totally fine.  If only I knew how to check for ear infections!  I could spare myself so many doc appointments!   Then we came home, picked up Joshua from half day school, and stayed home until Monday night Yoga class.   I squeezed in laundry and household chores where I could. […]

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I love Sundays!

little boys, pictures, rest

     I am very excited to have learned a new skill!  Digital photo labeling!  I asked our friend Jamie, who blogs at joshandjamie.com, and she said she uses Picasa.  She said she can do it “real quick.”  I’m not so sure I was “real quick”, but I’m excited to finally know how to do this!!   I love Sundays!!!  Things are almost perfect here right now.  Alan is passed out beside me, getting a Sunday afternoon nap, John David […]

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Teething, Ear Infection, and Sleep Deprivation: the Joys of Parenting Littles

little boys, parenting, toddlers

     Who doesn’t love a toddler?  What’s more precious than a baby?  Nothing!  There is nothing more precious than a baby, and yet there are also few things more taxing than caring for a toddler and a baby, at the same time.   It’s all coming back to me:  why, after giving birth to Caleb, 20 months after having Joshua, why I gave away all my baby stuff and said I was never doing that again.   I had […]

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Fall: Taking Stock

art, exercise, little boys, parenting, postpartum, weight loss

Three months out from the new baby:  This is what my closet actually looks like right now.   Ah, Fall.  Who doesn’t love Fall?  The further north you live the more exciting it is!  (And also a little foreboding at the same time).     I love it just as much as anyone, and as CEO of our little abode, it is my duty to take stock of everyone’s closet situation each fall.  Then I must fill in the gaps, […]

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