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Friday Family Photos

Friday Family Photos

Kaitlyn’s first teeth came in this week, her bottom two. Unfortunately, it’ll be  difficult to capture them on camera until they are more than little buds. The girls spent the day swimming at Pop and Gram’s house.  Here they are drying off before going down for their afternoon nap. Ava, left, and Kaitlyn.

Our First Road Trip: Packing for Four

Our First Road Trip: Packing for Four

We’re taking our girls’ first road trip today. Packing for 2 has morphed to packing for 4. Most of the time I like Kaitlyn and Ava to “coordinate”, not “match”. To simplify mornings,  I sorted each girls’ outfits, along with matching bows, stored them in a ziploc bag, and labeled each bag by day.  This … Continue reading

Homemade Baby Food: Carrots

Homemade Baby Food: Carrots

Cooking,  or should I say, mushing your own baby food is a cinch.  Now that I’m working part-time, I need to save cents and dollars wherever I can. To get started, all you need is a steamer, blender/food processor, and ice cube trays. For this first-time baby food maker, steamed carrots was definitely a wise … Continue reading

Friday Family Photos

Friday Family Photos

Kaitlyn (left) and Ava loved playing in their new kiddie pool in the back yard. Ava in her bumbo in the back yard. Kaitlyn (left) and Ava have been sitting up for about 2 weeks now. Here’s a video clip of Ava’s first big situp. Here is Kaitlyn with her great grand father Paw-Paw (my … Continue reading

Kaitlyn’s Raspberries: Stop a Baby From Spitting Food

Kaitlyn’s Raspberries: Stop a Baby From Spitting Food

rasp·ber·ry (raz-ber-ee). noun. a derisive or contemptuous sound made by vibrating the extended tongue and the lips while exhaling. Recently, my clever Kaitlyn discovered her ability to blow raspberries.  Her favorite time to perform? Lunch. The Problem. Her fun and amusement while eating causes a big mess, on her and me.  So, how do I … Continue reading

A Fast and Furious 6 Months

A Fast and Furious 6 Months

Our bundles of joy Kaitlyn and Ava are 6 months this week.  How fast and furious this precious time flies. Both recognize their names and are already eating baby food. Very quickly, we have watched their little personalities emerge. Kaitlyn, our firstborn by one minute, is an independent self-starter.  She wakes up every morning around … Continue reading

Why is Love So Hard?

Why is Love So Hard?

Chris and I recently attended a marriage retreat lead by Chip Judd.  The wisdom we gleamed was gold.  Here is a link to Chip’s message ” Why is Love So Hard?” that he gave at Seacost. It contains much of the info he shared with us. We learned the key to a healthy marriage was … Continue reading