Nap time had turned into quiet exploration time for Emily…of my make-up, bathroom supplies, my closet. The first time I discovered the giant make-up mess I just walked away. The second time I took a picture. The third time it took me hours to realize that she had mascara on because she’s now adept at…
Family
The First Four Hours
I hoped to wake up at 5:30 this morning to re-establish some good habits before the rest of the family wakes up. 5:38. That still leaves me plenty of time. I silently walk around the bed, aiming for the bedroom across the hall to read scriptures and journal. I make it to the doorway when I…
Moments
In July our neighbors found the biggest caterpillar we’ve ever seen. They put it in a jar and we spent the next 48 hours watching it spin it cocoon. It was a fascinating process. We discovered after a few days of neighborhood excitement that this particular moth spends the entire winter in its cocoon, so…
Room Sharing
I just put the kids to sleep in the same room for the first time…. I’m looking at pictures of them to remind myself how wonderful they are just in case this ends badly. Emily getting married with her veil in place. When I asked if I could take her picture she held up her…
Grandpa Moose Comes for a Visit
This weekend my dad came for a short visit. We live close enough that he can pull off a 24 hour trip after work on Friday and before church on Sunday. He arrived after we got the kids into bed so we could just talk for a few hours. In the morning Emily, my dad,…
Ten Months Old
Dear Nathan, You are a focused explorer. As soon as the front door opens you are on your way out. Crawling has become a thing of ease and you often surprise us where you pop up. You have started standing up and walking along furniture but you are adamant about not standing on your own…
A Little Bit of Everything
I vaguely remember Emily wanting to take a picture and Andrew helping her, but I was surprised to find a picture of me on the camera. It has been a long time since I sat down to write a blog post. I’ve done a mediocre job at keeping with with major things, and that’s about…
Iowa Maryland Split
Two weeks ago Andrew needed to go to Maryland as part of his research four a couple of days. With all of my siblings in Iowa for the summer, Emily, Nathan and I headed out on yet another road trip. We make a great traveling trio. We left early Sunday morning so we could drive…
Making Whole Wheat Spinach Pasta
This weekend we made pasta making a family affair. A few weeks ago Andrew made a batch for dinner. It was our first experience with homemade pasta and we are all convinced there is no going back to the store bought option (except, of course if we don’t have time to make anything else). We…
The Park and Trader’s Point Creamery
On Saturday we grabbed a quick breakfast, pulled a hot loaf of sourdough bread out of the oven, filled up our cooler, and loaded up the car complete with bread on the cooling rack. Our original destination was a beach, but with thunderstorms threatening we redirected (thank you for all your planning Hannah!) and headed…