*update: I have literally searched the internet until my eyes hurt and haven’t even found anything similar to lovey. Tia is doing alright, bless her heart, but she doesn’t understand. She keeps asking for lovey and can’t seem to understand that he’s lost. When we took LEe to the airport tonight, I asked Tia and […]
[Continue reading...]Happy Birthday, Sloan
July 10, 2008 by
My dear boy,You are five years old today. I can’t believe it. I’ve heard the saying that the days are long but the years are short and today I really believe that. Five years ago today, I looked into your face for the first time and I knew you right away. You rushed into this […]
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Week One in Pictures
July 7, 2008 by
Freedom baby Fireworks over the water – awesome! My crazy, kamikaze, swimming boy! Tia is trying hard to keep up but is not crazy about going all the way under. Landon just chillin’Born to be a beach bum Mmmmmm…sand is yummy Let Freedom Ring! Playin’ with the camera
[Continue reading...]4th of July…A surprise success
July 5, 2008 by
We took the kids out in the boat last night to watch the fireworks. This could have gone one of two ways – it could have been a wild disaster with tired kids melting down and Landon freaking out from the loud noise. It could have been hot and muggy and we could have gotten […]
[Continue reading...]Day 3 – No makeup, wet hair and a sunburn…life is good
July 3, 2008 by
So I’m sitting here listening to the radio, my hair still drying after a nice hot shower to rinse the beach sand off me and the kids. We smell of soap, coconut and chlorine. Our tummy’s are filled with chocolate chip ice cream and we are sufficiently worn out. We’re having a blast. The only […]
[Continue reading...]Florida or Bust!
July 2, 2008 by
I almost busted…We are here after a rough travelling day. Tia had a terrible afternoon. She did not sleep well last night – she woke up crying at 1:40 for reasons unbeknownst to me, then at 4:30, Sloan came tearing into the room saying she was missing…apparently she’d fallen out of bed and went right […]
[Continue reading...]Here’s the apple, there’s the tree…it didn’t fall far.
June 30, 2008 by
When I was in about fourth grade, we lived in a great two story house in Hudson, Wisconsin, a small town within spitting distance of the Twin Cities. My room was situated just above the back porch overlooking a vast field and miles of forest. It was an idyllic place to grow up, full of […]
[Continue reading...]29 kids, 16 (ish) adults, a pinata and a sprinkler…Are you tired?
June 28, 2008 by
Fireman Sloan sliding down the pole.Getting ready to run the relay. They had to run through a sprinkler, climb the ladder and rescue a cat from the swingset (tear off a picture of a cat).Some of the kids waiting oh so patiently. The relay ran much smoother in my mind. They were all a little […]
[Continue reading...]A Baker, I Am Not
June 27, 2008 by
We’re having Sloan’s 5th birthday party today. His birthday is not for a couple of weeks still, but since we’re going to be out of town we’re throwing a party early. One thing that drives me nuts is my complete lack of ability to make a nice cake. Martha Stewart would probably melt into a […]
[Continue reading...](Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Lion’s Choice Small Dipped Cone…
June 25, 2008 by
$.29 well spent…Why eat from the top when you can bite off the bottom?Or the side?
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