Darlin’, don’t you go and CUT YOUR HAIR

Last week when I went out to eat with some of my girlfriends, Josh – being home alone with the boys – thought it’d be a good night for hair cuts.  For all of ‘em.  Including the baby. 

This was not discussed with me ahead of time.

So, when I was eating and gabbing, [...]

HBD JNP

Happy birthday, Jacob!  I hope you have a wonderful day. 

You’re 24!  I remember when I was 24… barely.  I popped out my second kid when I was 24… what have you done lately?

Oh yeah, you’ve been working on your “thesis” for your “masters” in “structural engineering”.  Pshhhh.  Whateves.  I guess that’s cool, [...]

Smokey Row

A couple of weeks ago, my family gathered at Smokey Row in Des Moines for two purposes:

1) to celebrate my sister Emily’s birthday, and

2) to listen to our friend Kelly tell about her recent trip to Israel…

- oh ok, three purposes –

3) to eat.

If that doesn’t call for the [...]

Happy birthday Emily!

Dear Emily,

I’m so glad you are my sister.  Who would have guessed after all the knock-down, drag-out fights we had as we were growing up, you becoming ENRAGED when I’d crack my knuckles (even though you did it, too), or fighting over whose turn it was to sing “Part [...]

Jace’s birthday party

To start things off, here’s a picture of Jace on the day of his birthday, opening the gifts that my mom & dad got for him.  Here he is with new onesies that fit!  (Since Mom always thinks his shirts look too small for him.)

Sunday afternoon we had Jace’s family birthday party at [...]

Eleven thingsEleven things

This will be a mash up post of lots of things happening around the Zeigler household.  Be ready.  We’re making frequent stops today.

First:  The baby has delighted me lately with his mastery of backing down from furniture.  Sounds like a small thing, but this is really huge.  You see, we have a climber on [...]

Jace is 12 months

It’s hard to believe that we are celebrating the 12 month anniversary of Jace’s birth today.  Otherwise known as a… well, you know what it is.  It’s his first… don’t make me write it. 

Jace is a dream.  He’s been such an unbelievably good baby.  He is so mild-mannered, easy-going, HAPPY.  I love him [...]

Playing God

I had to share this short little story:

Yesterday morning, we had a girlfriend of mine and her boys over to play.  As they were getting ready to go, I heard Jude saying “Jesus” a lot.  I didn’t think too much of it.

After they left, all of my boys were in the living room [...]

Wow

Yesterday I shared this picture of the boys outside.  Jett was dressed rather warmly.

A long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and socks with sandals. 

This dress is standard with this boy.

Five things you should know about Jett:

#1:  Jett dresses himself every morning, and almost every morning, he comes out of his room dressed [...]

Our petOur pet

As if.  I have a hard enough time keeping everyone fed and bathed around here, so no, we don’t have a legitimate pet.

But we have been “caring” for this:

Isn’t she a beaut?

I should have taken pictures before, in about a month it seems she’s quadrupled in size.

She had me from [...]