Baby Burrito

OK, so I know it’s technically called swaddling, but ever since Wyatt was an infant we have called swaddling the baby burrito. Like at night when Chris would put Wyatt to bed, I would ask, ” Did you put him in a burrito?” Well, the phrase stuck with us for Brooklyn. Now, they have baby [...]

Sushi night

Many of you may know that Chris and I love sushi – let me rephrase: I like sushi a lot and Chris is obsessed with it.  We don’t have many options in our city to eat good sushi, which may be a good thing because we would probably go broke eating out 5 + days [...]

Ice Jam 2009 Update

Well the river has dropped back two feet now, so apparently our “bombing” efforts were successful. Bismarck brought in a demolition team to assess the ice jams and plant explosives. I watched the video and it made the fountain at the Belagio in Vegas look small. (I posted a video of the blasts on our [...]

Ice Jam 2009

For those of you NOT from North Dakota, or those of you living under a rock, you may not have heard we are having some water problems here. Not only in Fargo, which is destined to flood almost every year, but also here in Bismarck.  The impossible is happening out here, or so we thought [...]

Questionable Parenting

Isn’t “pregnancy brain”  supposed to end after you have had the baby? For those unfamiliar with this term, “pregnancy brain” refers to pregnant women who can’t seem to think straight during their pregnancy.  I think it is because all of your blood flow is focused in your uterus, leaving no circulation left for your brain.  [...]

Baby Smiles

I know what you are thinking – it’s just gas. I beg to differ. We have gotten Brooklyn to smile now on a regular basis every day over the last few weeks. She especially loves to smile at her dad when he is being goofy (leave it to dads, right? We do all the work [...]

Our Puppies- the Opportunists

We had to get out our bottle of hydrogen peroxide again tonight.  Was someone hurt, you ask? Oh no, our dogs needed to puke. If you are not a dog owner, or you own incredibly well behaved pups, you may not know that when a dog eats something they should not, you need to make [...]

Crafty Mama

I am addicted to crafts people! I may be watching too much HGTV or reading too many craft magazines, but I am totally addicted. (It may be my plethora of time spent during this maternity leave in craft stores also, he he…) I thought I’d share some of my latest projects with everyone…
Tie Fleece Blankets

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