Emily wanted to use some of her Christmas money from Granny (Shannon’s grandmother) to by a Chinese checkers game. She had never played Chinese checkers before, but I guess a board shaped like a star with marbles on it looks pretty fun to a 4-year-old. So we shopped around and finally decided on one of […]
Filed under: Family on December 12th, 2005 | 7 Comments »
This morning, the kids and I headed out to do some shopping. Within walking distance from the first store was a Goodwill. Inside Goodwill, in the toy aisle, was an EleFun game. Emily played this game at a friend’s house MONTHS ago and has been asking for one ever since. They usually cost somewhere between […]
Filed under: Family, Thoughts on December 6th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Today was the first Saturday in a very long time that we have not been out of town and have not had something to do most of the day. How refreshing. George’s Kamut/Oatmeal/Pecan Pancakes were eaten. Short-sleeved things were boxed away and long-sleeved things were pulled out. (Obviously some short-sleeved things were left out for […]
Filed under: Family on December 3rd, 2005 | No Comments »
We made it back home Sunday morning at 12:15am. We had 3 Thanksgiving celebrations (only 2 of which involved turkey and dressing), slept at 3 different homes, and spent 22 hours in the car. We saw 6 grandparents, 4 parents, 5 siblings/siblings-in-law, 6 aunts, 6 uncles, 20 cousins/cousins-in-law, 11 first cousins once removed (I had […]
Filed under: Family on November 28th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
I have really been struggling with what to write regarding the events of the past few days. Some things are very hard to capture into words. On Thursday afternoon of last week, I received the call I have been dreading for some time now. My Mom told me about the passing of my Grandfather. There […]
Filed under: Family on November 22nd, 2005 | No Comments »
Had the kids officially weighed today. One weighs 32.6 pounds and the other weighs 31.8 – anyone care to guess which is which?
Filed under: Family on November 16th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
The kids and I headed out to the zoo today. Usually we meet friends at the zoo but this time we went solo. It was a nice. I was able to talk more with the kids (and now that Nathan is talking a lot more, that was really fun) and they had more say in […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on November 11th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Well, the past week has been quite a challenge here at our house. We have all been sick with some type of stomach virus. The kiddos got it first. They were both sick at some time over the weekend, then it hit Shannon and I on Tuesday. I will spare you of all the details. […]
Filed under: Faith, Family on November 10th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Cleaning vomit from the crevices of a car seat is NOT a fun activity. Ewww!
Filed under: Family on November 6th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Our last butterfly emerged from her chrysalis two days ago. Her rear wings looked underformed, but she flew all right. The photo was taken by Emily using an Intel CS630 – otherwise known as our webcam. In addition to being a webcam, she discovered it also takes pictures. The photos are not high resolution, but […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on October 28th, 2005 | 1 Comment »