3 Ginger Snaps

Just like her dad.

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Arden's very first pickle. She loved it. Go figure.

Charlie and the chocolate factory.

This is my sister Cate holding her niece. About one out of every three Friday nights, my sister will drop by after work to hang out, have dinner with the kids, and help us ease into the weekend. It is pretty awesome and my kids absolutely love it. And I am a pretty big fan…… Continue reading Aunt Cate

A) my receding hairline? B) my cherry tomatoes growing on the upstairs balcony in the background? C) the baby with the beer?

These are Ruby's new shoes. As you can see, they are on the wrong feet. (at this point in the blog post all I can hear is my father's voice saying: but those are the only feet she has…) anyway, she loves them. Hil bought them for her. And, according to Ruby, they are called:…… Continue reading Ruby’s new shoes

This is us pulling away from the driveway on Saturday morning. For the second time. We are on our way to the zoo. We were on our way to the zoo once already before this picture was taken. Picnic was packed. Stroller was dis-assembled and fit in the trunk just so. Kids were wearing hats…… Continue reading Checklist

Sometimes I need to remind myself that this is the only thing I need to do today.