In Cognito

May-be if I go In Cognito, I won’t hear them when I step foot out my door. E.V.E.R.Ywhere. A.L.L the. time. You would think I was a celebrity. Or a freak show. And this isn’t even when 1 (or all 3) have a meltdown in public. Oh no, this is when they are all well-behaved,… Continue Reading

Double Celebration!

This past Saturday we had a combo birthday party for these 2 precious little souls When Daddy and I talked about birthday celebrations for our July babes, we decided to keep both kid’s birthdays very small, mainly because both finances and my energy level were near depleted. But when we started discussing guest list, with… Continue Reading

He’s One!!!

How can it be? Somehow in the pregnancy sickness haze, I missed your 11 month update so there are lots of updates to document: -As seen above in your big grin, in  the past 2 weeks, your 2 front teeth came in! – On certain days, usually if we’re busy and out, you seem to… Continue Reading

Atrium 2011-12

This is several weeks overdue but necessary for the family blog book 😉 This concluded Alizea’s 2nd year in the Cathechism of the Good Shepherd Program (the kids call it Atrium, the name for the Montessori-based environment).  This ministry led by generous, selfless parents (via the Holy Spirit) who have put in loads of time,… Continue Reading

Piece of Heaven

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory  ~Douglass MacArthur I love this little guy so much! When I am… Continue Reading

Cousins

A couple weeks ago, Teets and CR were in town so we finally got to meet little Charlee and get the kids together for a great time! Can they be any cuter??? Born within 24 hours of each other, they acted as if they’ve known each other forever 😉 Such a pleasant and sweet temperament,… Continue Reading

Family Staycation

Just as soon as Dean racked up his 40 hours of vacation, he was ready to use it and when we talked about what to do on his time off, he had the desire to stay local. We listed out all of the possible local attractions that we knew everyone would enjoy. The list was… Continue Reading

10 Months!

What happened to my little (well, you never were that little) baby??? You are definitely looking more like a toddler these days… My little contemplative one. You are staying true to your namesake. You can be most often caught looking like this… Maybe it’s your coping strategy to avoid the overdose of estrogen 😉 Changes… Continue Reading