As mentioned in the previous post, Mike and Brad shot some ducks. Here’s Brad posing with their game. Brad got a female teal duck and Mike a female mallard. Have a closer look at the teal duck. Mike has been heading into work a little earlier some mornings so that he can get some fishin’ [...]

We had a fun few days with some friends this weekend. They drove up from Indianapolis which is a short 4 hour drive. My friend Rebecca has known me since 7th grade when we met in home-ec. She was working hard and getting excellent grades in the class while I was busy chatting and getting [...]

Mike gets just about every holiday off since he’s a government employee. This Columbus Day was no different. We decided to visit Minnesota for the three days, so that the rest of Mike’s family could meet Violet. Of course, the girls also love spending time with Grandma Minnesota, the cousins, anuts, and knuckles. There was [...]

Our neighbors were gracious enough to loan us anything baby-related because their baby would be a year-old by the time Violet was born. This saved us tons of money and the stress of having all new baby stuff for the last baby in our family. We received the crib today from them, and I finally [...]

In a quest to get Mimi’s hair out of her face during dinner time, Mike appeared with several hair bands and came up with the idea to do this to the girls’ hair. Of course, the girls were giddy about their new look. Violet, on the other hand, was too busy dreaming of her new [...]