A message for the future

Here is an entry for The Naughty Files, just for old times’ sake.

Today I was heading down to our basement to work in my quilting room while the older boys were in school and Jace was napping.  I was snacking on a string cheese stick and at the bottom of the stairs I [...]

Valentimes

Happy birthday, Mom!  Happy birthday to our nephew Jackson!

Happy Valentime’s Day to the rest of us.  Yes, I know it’s really Valentine, but it’s always Valentime in our house.  Just to remind us of how funny it is when people say it wromg.  I mean wrong.  See how easy it is to comfuse n’s [...]

Fish family

In December, I was having a hard time getting the older boys to behave in the car ride to school in the mornings and as a result I implemented a “Gold Stars for Gold Fish” program.  If the boys did a great job getting ready in the morning and behaved their little selves on the [...]

Reintroducing Jace

Jace turned two in August which makes him… just over two years old.  Math was never my strong suit.  But I do know cute when I see it!

Jace is getting really good at being two years old; the ladies at Fareway could attest to that today.  When we first arrived, he [...]

Sick again

Jude walked into the house after getting home from school yesterday and vomited all over the kitchen floor.  To get caught up on our illness drama click here –> (but I wouldn’t do it without a face mask on).

It does worry me a little bit that all of this is happening after we move [...]

Breaking in the house

Hello from the Land of the Living! 

We moved a week ago from a  house that we’d outgrown (several years ago) to a house approximately three blocks away that is the perfect house for us.  We’re just so excited to be here!

The move itself was pretty uneventful: no major catastrophes and lots and [...]

First day of kindergarten and first grade

I’ve been thinking about this day for a long time.  I’ve been eagerly anticipating it and it’s finally here!  Yay Jude & Jett!  Yay me! 

Introducing Jude, the six-year-old FIRST grader:

And now, for the first time ever, please join me in congratulating our five-year-old KINDERGARTNER, Jett:

And not to be [...]

Father’s Day 2011

Here you have the winner of this Father’s Day photo shoot.  Handsome men, aren’t they?

You’ll never believe it, but Jace was the most uncooperative of them all today.  I know he’s had a reputation here on the blog as being the most docile, easygoing one of the bunch, but let me tell you, [...]

The Omaha Zoo

The weekend before our kids had spring break, we decided to take a short trip to Omaha to enjoy the zoo for the first time ever.  We invited my mom along for the excitement, leaving on a Sunday morning.  It only takes about an hour and a half to get to the zoo – a [...]

My sons

I love my boys.  I especially love how my littlest boy imitates the two older boys.  He’s just one of the guys.

This was from about three weeks ago – before I dropped from the face of the earth for the fourteenth time in the history of this blog – sorry about that.

I’d [...]