Monthly Archives: September 2008

At the cabin

We’re spending an awesome week at the cabin. Weather has been perfect, we spent two hours tonight swimming in the lake an celebrated Hatties birthday with a puppy-dog ice cream cake from a DQ. More pictures when we’re back in civilization.

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Elle Woods as My Parenting Mentor (kind of)

Yesterday, we paraded over to the mall and pierced Harriet’s ears.  I’d been looking forward to this ever since we found out that we were having a girl.  She looks so cute with her sparkly little fake diamond studs!  In Elle Woods fashion I want my daughter to grow up knowing that being a girl...

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Helpin’ Out

Win loves to do everything that we do.  He especially likes to clean.  The other day he pulled his stool up to the sink while I was cleaning the kitchen.

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Every couple of months or so…

…I hand the camera to Jared and tell him to take a couple pictures of me. I want my kids to know that they had a mother. We were hanging out in the backyard last night when the moment struck. I got the camera, handed it to Jared and told him to...

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A Rare Sighting

On Saturday my brother, Jed, was able to squeeze in a short visit while traveling through West Michigan.  Jed lives in California with his wife, Sara, and their 2 daughters, Esther and Bea.  It was a special treat as we don’t get to visit very often.  Win had a blast jumping, wiggling and otherwise showing...

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Toddler Combover

Win’s been playing with my hairbrush a lot lately. We keep telling him that he’s still a little young for a combover. He doesn’t listen.

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