The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Late last week, Chris and I decided to take the kids out for a leisurely evening of fishing on the river.  We packed up our gear and hauled the boat down to the Missouri River.  On the drive there, Wyatt was chanting/singing in his usual way.  Many run on sentences, many different thoughts all strung [...]

Like a Ton of Bricks

Last night, an unusually loud thunder storm came through Bismarck.  You know, one of those ones where the lightening lasts for 5-10 seconds, and the thunder is so loud the pictures on your walls shake.  I am awakened by these storms well before they are even directly over us.  I usually hear them coming when [...]

Let’s Roll

Brooklyn rolled over for the first time this weekend!  She started on her back and found her way onto her tummy.  Once she got onto her tummy, she remembered that she HATES being on her tummy and screamed.  I turned her back over, and she had this huge smile on her face, as if to [...]

I Love Coffee

I think it all started with a Swiss Orange Mocha from Gloria Jean’s Coffee.  YUMMMM.  I remember it well. I was with my mother and instead of getting my normal hot chocolate, I ordered that mocha.  My mom is a “coffee junkie” and insists on stopping at pretty much every coffee shop we drive by.  [...]

Turn that frown upside down….

Ever have one of those days, when by 9 am you wish you would’ve stayed in bed, pulled the covers over your head and stayed there ’till the next day?  Welcome to my day.
I’m pretty sure it started when I DIDN’T SLEEP LAST NIGHT. At least not that I can remember. I only remember tossing [...]

Brooklyn Gets Baptized

Yesterday morning we had Brooklyn’s baptism!  It was rescheduled twice now (curse you, Fargo flood waters!) and a bunch of our family was out for the special day.  Both sets of grandparents made it, and uncle Eric. Unfortunately, Leah, Maddy and Conner weren’t able to come due to the twins being sick, so they stayed [...]

I’m SOOOOO Big!

For those of you that don’t know how weird I am about taking pictures (like, I take tons of them), you might not know that I take pictures every week of the kids.  Then for their first year of life, they get a weekly album. Wyatt’s was the Friday album (he was born on a [...]

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

When Wyatt turned three years old and started going to “big boy” preschool, they informed us that a bus service was available to pick him up in the morning and bring him from school to daycare in the afternoons.  I quickly said, “No, that’s ok.  I’ll bring him in the morning, and on my lunch [...]

Happy Mother’s Day, Part 2

Just so you don’t think I had a bad Mother’s Day (my last post was a bit sappy, I know) I posted some new pictures under the May2009 tab in the photo album… Here’s a few of my favorites:
We  ended up missing the rain showers and going to the zoo later in the afternoon yesterday [...]

Happy Mother’s Day

As this “day for moms” came around again, I am reminded of how great it really is to be a mom.  My plans for the day (in my mind) included sleeping in, breakfast in bed, scrapbooking, watching a movie and early to bed.  My day is not quite shaping up “as planned”.  Brooklyn was up [...]