We returned yesterday for our first vacation as a family of four, to my parents' house at the lake.  Among other things, this trip made us realize that our car just doesn't have quite enough cargo space.  We had a really great time- the weather was great except for Tuesday, which we spent running errands out and about anyway.  Their new dock is ( Read more... )

Summer isn't going so great thusfar.  Austin started out with a cold the week before last, which he then passed to me, which I seem to have given to Nate, and now Dave's feeling it.  Nate's still got the stuffy nose and cough going on, but seems to be getting over it well.  I'm pleased to say that this is really the first actual sickness that he's ( Read more... )

This is the first official week of Austin's summer vacation.  We're spending it cleaning, because Dave's mom is coming to visit tomorrow.


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Nate will be six months old on Saturday.
Austin will be nine years old on Sunday.
I will be feeling older now.


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Happy Memorial Day weekend!

My mildly-interesting-but-not-very-exciting news:  Nate established himself today as a cup user.  He's been grabbing at our drinking glasses and bottles and such for awhile now, so today I got him a sippy cup to mess with.  I put an ounce of breastmilk in it, and showed it to him.  He immediately grabbed it and started ( Read more... )

Not too much to report here.  Just getting ready to enjoy springtime!  Nate's growing like crazy, and is cuter and funnier than ever.  Every day I'm a little sad that he's not the same itty bitty newborn that he was at first, but he's so much more interesting now!  He's laughing a lot, and coos and gurgles at me all the time.  He's picking things ( Read more... )

Go here! Click on "DePaul."  Select "December 9."  There's only one there, and that's our Nate!

More pictures, and details (probably way too many!) to come once I have a real chance!

I asked Austin this morning if he was going to kiss his Valentine today. He said yes, and then told me to lean over so he could reach me.

He also told me that I was going to be his favorite Valentine "for forever." *melts*

Happy Valentine's Day, everybody!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was AWESOMEI loved it.  I will probably go see this one half a dozen times in ( Read more... )

I stole this word for word from Pbambalance. I find it amusing.

Do the following:

1.) Open Google.com and type in the search "miserable failure."

2.) Don't click search, but click "I'm Feeling Lucky."

3.) What is it that you see?!