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There it was. Right as I just put two children on the bus and was about to take the third to preschool...I saw it. A small white spec in he...

Today while dropping Josef and Julia off at school I needed to change Beatrice's diaper. Josef's teachers invited me to use the cha...

Going home. You always miss home most when you are unable to go home. Home just doesn't feel right when someone you love is not going ...

Do you ever notice that when you travel from some place full of hills and mountains to some place that is generally flat and full of open sp...

For a special family treat, we decided to go to Hibachi for Josef and Beatrice's first Japanese steakhouse experience. This is a dining ...

my own personal love of Chick-fil-A is now shared by my family. In honor of cow appreciation day and in order to earn a free meal Julia and...

...AND pulling herself up. Not bad for 7 1/2 months old!

Our hill that was once thought a useless part of our back yard has become more useful every year thanks to our growing family. The first fou...

Julia's first camping experience was a big hit-and not just with her! A big rain storm delayed the start but also made for a very fun wa...

Our 2011 Fourth of July celebration began early this year, on Friday, July 1st. Due to Julia's camping trip with Auntie Laura and Uncle ...

Yes, folks....Beatrice is breaking into the blog scene not with her birth story, but rather with the breaking news that at 7 1/2 months old ...

If I ever needed someone to prove to me that my babies will be grown before I know it, all they would need to do was show me the date of the...

There has been a lack of sleep in our household recently. Mostly thanks to Josef who has decided that sleep is highly overrated. After fight...

Julia was leading circle time this morning with an interested student!

Today is the first day that an actual tooth can be felt cutting through Josef's roller coaster like gums! It has seemed like forever sin...

I successfully terrified an expecting mother in the grocery store today. As she saw Julia running up and down the frozen foods aisle and Jo...

Josef's 6 month check-up went well. He is 16 lbs 7 oz and 26 inches tall. That means that he has officially double his birth weight in h...

I was actually cleaning the bathroom (I had to put that in because it is a truly amazing accomplishment) when Julia came running in flushed ...