Hop over to the business blog to see more pictures of Squirmy and some of our favorite trees.  I had so much fun taking these pictures.  I could have stayed all night, but Squirmy was getting tired and hungry.  And the mosquitos were getting bad.  BAD.  I think I paid…

Squirmy has a cute smile.  Rarely does it actually come with eye contact like this, but after he eats (and spits up) Squirmy will often unleash a series of smiles if (and only if) people coo at him while he’s propped up at just the right angle.  The Banana seems…

Auntie Dot’s friend Magdalena joined us at the cabin when we spent the weekend there a few days ago.  Magdalena (Mag) is truly one of the kindest people I know.  She’s extraordinarily generous with all of her gifts. She’s an amazing seamstress and made Squirmy  and Alex some amazing receiving…

“Mama, my skin is very breakable.  It is not made of plastic or of metal.”

Ya Ya and The Banana drew princesses, and then glued on beads and buttons to make a more dimensional wardrobe.  If you look closely at Ya Ya’s princess, you will notice that the princess is carrying a baby in her Moby wrap, and is toting along a diaper bag in…

Today I had the opportunity to go shopping.  By myself.  Dr. Peds was home in the afternoon and kept all the kidlets.  Although shopping is not usually my pastime of choice, I was thankful to go by myself because I had a long, random list of things that I really…

My brother-in-law, Bryan, hauled this ancient, primitive jetski up from Iowa.  I’m not sure how he got it, and I think he fixed it up.  We called it the Weeble Wobble because it was nearly impossible to balance on when a person was riding it, but the second the rider…

We spent the weekend with the family of Dr. Peds at the cabin near Perham, MN.  I was undecided about whether Squirmy and I should join in on the journey, but at the last minute, I finally decided to pack up a suitcase and join in the chaos.  We had…

Spitting up. It makes a guy mad, mad, MAD.