A hippo in my eye and apple pie

That’s how my very long & challenging day ended yesterday.  It was one of those days.  It would seem as though my little boys had conspired as masterminds to break me.  Their plan began early and ended when they went to bed.  That’s how I felt.

Most of it was direct and utter disobedience.  Oh, [...]

Baby updates

Big news this week on the baby front!

Rachel (cousin on Josh’s side) and her husband Vincent found out their first child is a boy!

Nate (another cousin on Josh’s side) and his wife Libby are expecting again (hooray!) and they found out it’s another girl!  Their daughter Hannah is 2 years old.  Then they [...]

Koons petting zoo

Yesterday we were treated to a rare opportunity.  We got to see all kinds of animals up close and personal – thanks to a visit to the Koons petting zoo.   My friend Holly is an animal lover.  That’s to put it mildly.  She collects animals like the rest of us collect books, or CDs or [...]

$2 tip

Friday evening Josh and I took the boys to Dairy Queen as our entertainment for the night… I mean, for the weekend.  As we were going through the drive-thru, Josh pulled out his wallet and showed me something he’d forgotten to show me earlier in the week.  Take a look:

Can you read [...]

Thanks, Honda

 

I thought I would share this funny picture from last week.  Josh had to spend the whole day in Kansas City for training relating to work.  Luckily, he didn’t have to stay overnight.  During a challenge at his workshop, he won one of these ball things (not intended as hats) and another guy in [...]

The weirdest kids (pt. 2)

You knew this was coming, right?

Jude and Jett found a box of clothes that I’d stored away that were too small for either of them.  Of course, they dug into the box and scattered the clothes all over the room.  Jude kept insisting he wear this pair of overalls and I told him, “no, [...]

The weirdest kids (pt. 1)

Josh and I are always thinking we have the weirdest kids alive.  I’m sure all parents feel this way at some point, but sometimes when we’re in public with them and they do something weird, we get reaffirming looks, as if to say, “It’s not just you, your kids are weird.”

I’m going to pick [...]

The big screen

A little over a week ago, Josh and I – along with my dad, Dylan, Jacob & Morgan – took Jude to his first movie.  We saw Wall.e.  Jude was ready for it.  He sat attentive every single moment from the previews to the ending credits.  We all enjoyed the movie, but it was also [...]

The little ones

Here are a few pictures of the kids taken a couple of days ago.  They’ve since received haircuts.

Not much of anything “baby” left in this little boy, save the drooling.  Sometimes I don’t realize how grown-up the kids look until I’m seeing what the camera captures.

 

How I love these two boys!

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Loose Threads

Time for another installment of Loose Threads!

 

Remember our friends Ali & Troy who are expecting twins?  Well, Ali has a friend who is an ultrasound technician – good kind of friend to have when you’re pregnant, right? – who asked if she wanted to take some pictures of her babies last Friday night.  [...]