Our marriage hit double digits this past week. Wow! How did that happen!? Our actual anniversary day was a Thursday, and while we had babysitters lined up for dinner, the day was true-to-season-of-life and preempted by our family adventures – this time a last minute trip to the doctor with two ear infections and some pretty sick and miserable kids. Go figure! It was...
Whitney had ballet class yesterday…and I welled up with pride for my little girl. It went so well for her compared to her first session (almost a year ago, now). For almost the entire 45 minutes she participated best as she could following what everyone else was doing. There was a brief break where she was distracted by her own beautiful reflection and...
Even with stockings and presents and merriment, when I was putting away Christmas Dylan exclaimed “But Mom, Christmas isn’t over, Santa didn’t come!” I’m not sure what he was expecting – perhaps to have Santa over for dinner? We might need to be a little more clear next year about things….guess that means Tyler and I have to figure out our plans before then! Cousins....
Two weeks ago we got to peak in at baby for the 20 week ultrasound. Here are a few highlights from the photo shoot. And no, we didn’t find out the gender…we’re into surprises. 🙂 My favorite is this one where baby is showing off some sort of yoga move (upside down Downward Dog?) with his/her feet stretched over the head. The technician got...
A few oddities of this season in time… Dylan affirms my good ideas by saying “Good Thinking!” woke up at 5:30am the other day and came in loudly complaining “Mo-om, Whitney won’t play with me!” – poor Whitney shuffled sleepily down the hall escaping to our bed. How nice to wake up raring to go. I can’t wait to teach him to use that...
Today baby Tres is 14 weeks in the womb. I’m bumping out a smidge, feeling appropriately frustrated with my wardrobe options, and I spent the morning rearranging furniture (mostly small/lighter pieces, don’t freak out). Seems pretty normal. Earlier this week I visited the lab and sent in some blood for prenatal testing. I’m not sure how to explain how taking this step is...
I have some catching up to do here…on all fronts. But I’ll start with the most significant, and most recent… Our world has been rocked this week by the passing of Tyler’s brother, Nick, after a long endurance run with lymphoma. His health started declining quickly after a most recent round of chemo challenged his already weak body. We got “the call” over the...
Happy November 3rd! We spent our first night of November in a yurt. Did I say yurt? I meant damp icebox. But of course we were all squished in the same double futon bed – all 5 of us. Did I say 5? Yep. We’re expecting to be a quintet come early June. We got a sneak peak at the little blob (did I...
I think of it as THE wedding because it was like none other. A month later and I am still moved as I go through images and memories thinking of what to share here. As tempted as I am to share all the tiny details of Nick and Victoria’s day, I realize that much of my experience was privileged. Being both sister-in-law-helper and...
This is what a ginormous 3 year old looks like: This is the first birthday I’d say he “gets it” that it’s his special day. He went to school (his 3rd day) and they sang and gave him a birthday bag to take home. He was proud of the cookies he brought to share. Then he went on a man-adventure with daddy that involved...
Summer of 2011. We were shocked. Nick’s such a strong and healthy guy, and just the most considerate person. And he’s so young…cancer? No way. I’ve mentioned my brother-in-law a few times on this blog (visiting last June, family holiday, Valentine’s love, current road trip). My husband’s family is generally rather quiet and private, so the idea of sharing health information and other personal...
So much for the simplicity and decluttering sentiments of a month ago! I got swept up in a whirlwind in the last two weeks…twisted around with some crazy party planning, a few solo days with the kids, and of course some more scenic adventures. Here’s a little catch up for you. The biggest event was a surprise bridal shower I threw for my soon-to-be sister-in-law....