We have been thinking a lot about the food we eat and how it effects us. This journey in nutrition can be convoluted at times (a lot of the time) because so many people have different research, interpretation of research, personal experiences with food, and their own ideas of what works and what doesn’t. The…
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Easter
This year I feel like we embraced Easter for the holiday that it truly is – a day to remember the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. Taking time to remember Palm Sunday got us talking about the last week of Christ’s life. The big take away for Emily this year is that…
First Haircuts
Saturday morning I cut both Emily and Nathan’s hair for the first time. I felt pretty confident going in because I’ve been cutting Andrew’s hair for a few years. It didn’t take long to figure out that Emily’s hair is suuuuuper curly. I never had a chance to see if the hair was even or…
Self Talk
Yesterday we met some friends at the park. Emily followed a friend and started climbing up a rope ladder of sorts. She was pretty nervous starting out and asked me to come close. I went over and stood right there but let her do all the work. After a few runs she was growing in…
Palm Sunday Walk
This time of year I really miss my time in Israel. One of the incredible experiences I had there was participating in the Palm Sunday walk and I decided I wanted to recreate the experience for Emily on a smaller scale. Yesterday we made our own palm leaves during Nathan’s nap. Emily got the hang of…
Spring Break 2016
Spring break was really rejuvenating this year with a great balance of normalcy and productivity. Andrew worked fairly typical hours Monday thru Wednesday but usually came home little bit early. He found us at the park most days, and I was really grateful because he was able to jump in and help with the clean…
Playing Doctor and the Big Blue Blanket
Yesterday Emily was quietly taking care of herself while I put Nathan down for his morning nap. Once he was settled I discovered Emily applying Chapstick all over her face. She told me she was putting ointment on her owies. This led to us playing a game of doctor as a diversion. Emily said I…
Our Blue Eyed Boy
Andrew has awesome blue eyes. I was seriously hoping that one of our children would get his eye genes and after a few months I think we can confidently say Nathan has.
Weekend Highlights
With two young children, I feel like weekends resemble any other day of the week. This weekend we felt like we hit a groove and there was playing, relaxing, and working which made it feel like an actual weekend. I think the biggest contributing factor to this is that Andrew and I decided we were…
Moments
Emily has taken to wearing socks on all limbs. Currently she is sleeping with a green one and a red one on her hand, and three on one foot and one on the other. Here is just one example. We went shopping, just the three of us, to get as many diapers as would fit…