The most draining job I’ve ever had (not that I’ve had all that many different kinds of jobs!) is taking care of my own little children. There is something WAY more exhausting to me about taking care of small children than taking care of the bigger ones. To the bigger ones you can say things like this: “Well, go pour yourself a drink then.” “You may go get a snack from the pantry, but it […]
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practicing his back-to-belly-roll….He almost has it! Now you probably think I’m talking about my weight plateau…..ha! I have hit one too, but I’m actually referring to the baby!!! We call him JD now, most of the time, and we named him with that in mind. John David can be a mouthful. Daniel just calls him “David,” and it sounds so CUTE when Dan says it. John David finally had his “6 month” well baby visit this past […]
» Read moreToday marks the very first time, in our 11 years of marriage, that our family is watching the Super Bowl. Why are we doing this? Joshua learned about it at school, and he decided that it’s a really important thing for us to do. He has begged us all week to let him watch the ENTIRE Super Bowl tonight. He’s been rather insistent. Weird. He’s never shown interest in watching sports before. Good news! His team […]
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Today you get to laugh at my misery. I have a hilarious mom story for you. Before the “mommy brain” kicks in and I forget, I must share this quote that I am still smiling about: This morning I put JD in his high chair and began prepping his breakfast. (He is much easier to feed now than he used to be. It turns out that he will eat ANYTHING if you mix it with applesauce.) Daniel LOVES to feed the […]
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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 […]
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family drawing by Caleb Today is the fifth day straight that the kids have been out of school and the first day that Daddy has gone back to work. (We had the weekend + MLK Jr. Day + 2 snow days). I think we’re all starting to feel a little restless. Okay, a lot restless. I got so tired of the boys carrying on at lunch (during the baby’s nap) that I took everyone’s bowl away and banished them […]
» Read moreCan you tell which baby is which?? There are 2 here that I think could pass for twins! I just came home from my yoga class, and I was telling Alan that I’d love to get a post up on my blog tonight, but there are just a couple of problems: 1. I’m too sleepy to be very creative. 2. I have several blog posts in the works that need more work than I can muster in order for […]
» Read moreThat’s right! I’ve been labeling!!! Watch out Money Saving Mom’s Budget book! I might make it to chapter 3 yet! I now have the storage room, the guest room, and the basement playroom completely de-cluttered and re-organized. It isn’t Better Homes & Gardens, ya’ll! I’m just thankful that everything has a place, and we know where everything is. I figure we get some slack here since it’s a basement playroom! toy shelves Heaven help the kid who puts a Hot […]
» Read moreThis was one of THOSE weeks! I have to shout this to the world before I go any further!! JOHN DAVID ROLLED OVER BY HIMSELF TWO TIMES TODAY!!!!! Yes, I realized there are very few of you, other than myself, that are all excited about this news, but by golly, I was thrilled!! Of course, as soon as I whipped out the camera, he became “stranded baby” and wouldn’t budge. Have you ever had one of those […]
» Read moreHeaven is for Real for little ones by Colton Burpo When I read this book to the boys, they were sitting on the edge of their seats, especially my nine-year-old. They were all so eager to hear about what Heaven is like. This book is full of hope and colorful pictures. When I finished reading it, the boys argued over who got to hold it and look at it. I put together this list of Christmas gifts that were the biggest […]
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