We have been trying to keep our whiteboard calendar updated for all the family to see, and Annie has taken up the duty of putting on all the lessons throughout the week. I noticed she put g-tics, and I asked her what is that supposed to stand for. “Gymnastics. Duh, Mom!” Apparently, my brain isn’t [...]

Violet’s hair perplexes me. To be honest it has from day one. You all remember the mustache, right? As proud as her father was of this fact, I foresaw a bangless, middle-part future for Violet. This could possibly mean many bad hair days when Violet is old enough to fix her own hair. Sorry Violet. [...]

Well, Christmas is all put away, and Grandma left not long before. The girls were sad to see her go, but I think Grandma was glad to get back to her warm, beachy weather (no fair). We spent most of the week showing Grandma the sites around town. A couple of trips to Brookings for [...]

My mom arrived yesterday. I went to pick her up solo so that we could have a quiet lunch together and get some grocery shopping done. Here we are after peaceful meal. When the girls finally saw Grandma they were very excited. I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since the last time we saw [...]

This past month has been a blur due to our jam-packed schedules and the fact that the girls really aren’t home long in the evenings (the bus drops them off close to 5 p.m.). It really did catch me off guard when the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seemed like only a week. We were [...]