Last Saturday we found ourselves with literally nothing to do. After a quick google search we loaded up for a little adventure. We went to an outdoor zoo exhibit at the art museum in Lafayette. The animals were very impressive, although we didn’t love them so much that we considered buying them with their $700…
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Project Afghan
At the beginning of the year I got yarn to start a new afghan. I had reached a point in my life where I just needed a project that wouldn’t require me to think and help distract me in the evenings from my own unproductive thoughts. A few weeks later we found out we were…
Emily’s Toddler Bed
I didn’t get much sleep Emily’s first year of life. I’m pretty sure that is quite normal, but now that she is sleeping through the night I have become very protective of our routines. I love the ease we’ve had at bedtimes and nap times for the last handful of months. Because of this wonderful…
Laundry Corner and Homemade Laundry Detergent
I’ve been trying to fill our home with little, important reminders of how we want to live life. With the laundry corner part of our kitchen, I decided to design two quotes that are both semi-food related as well as instructive. It took a few months to hang them up above the dryer, but I’ve…
Our Fourth Anniversary
This last Thursday, August 20, marked the day of our fourth wedding anniversary. It was very full day, but Emily and I made dinner together with apple crisp for a special treat and Andrew arrived home just in time to join us. We talked with Emily about this being our family birthday party (and she…
As High As I Can Reach
My parents gave Emily “Guess How Much I Love You” very shortly after she was born. We’ve been reading it to her ever since. Any time Emily stretches her arms up high, typically during diaper changes, we say, “I love you as hiiiiiiiiigh as I can reach.” This usually brings on the giggles. I wanted…
Moments
When Andrew gets home from school, he and Emily play all sorts of games in the living room. She paticularly loves the one where she runs across the room and jumps into his arms. She says “beep beep beep” as she backs all the way back to the wall walking backwards and then “ready, set,…
Andrew’s Graduation
Andrew graduated with his masters from Purdue this weekend. My family came out to join in the festivities, arriving Friday night. We all got up early Saturday morning so we could be out the door by 7:50am. Once we parked we spent a few minutes arranging Andrew’s robes and hood. Andrew left to go hang…