The Banana, Mr. Sneaky Pants and I went on an early afternoon hike to Lookout Point.  We tromped through the mud, up and down hills and through spooky forests, where we kept an eye out for vicious dragons.  Everyone had to find just the exact right stick to carry in…

The Banana was in time out for hitting her sister, and pulling her sister's hair, and taking a big bite out of seven separate peanut butter snack balls.  

Right before bed all the kidlets were outdoors, some of them in pajamas, having a light saber fight with Dr. Peds.  Dr. Peds invested in two more light up light sabers.  You can't even imagine the chaos.  I'm so happy the weather is warmer and they take them outside where…

Out My Window  I can see An Alligator Swimming in the Sea. The Banana and I were at church, waiting for Sarah to practice with the children's choir.  The weather is warming up, and so we decided to play outside in the toddler play area.  The Banana was smitten with…

It's with a little bit of trepidation that I am announcing here that I am now available to take pictures of other people's families.  I'm (nervously) starting a very small side business venture.  It's been in the works for the last few months, as I have frantically been reading and…

The Banana was wildly in love with Gramma Robbie.  She followed Gramma everywhere and did a lot of snuggling.   She also had a terrific time helping Grandma cook potatoes for dinner.   I really love this picture of Sarah showing Grandpa a sticker picture she was working on.  I…

These pictures LOOK like they could have been taken last July.  But they weren't!  Today we woke up and the temperature at sunrise was 42 degrees, higher than our daytime high has been for weeks.  By eleven in the morning the temperature was 68 degrees, and it held for the…

Tooth number six snapped right out of Sarah's mouth in gym class this week, and I'm loving the mismatched orthodontic look!  There are some grown-up teeth, some partially grown in teeth, and now this brand new hole!  With any luck, there will be an additional hole opening up on the…

Here are some images I loved from a visit with Grandma Jan right before we left Pettibone.  The kidlets warmed up to the idea of a wheelchair ride, and The Banana had a lot of fun playing with that lovely PINK flashlight.  Mr. Sneaky Pants took a liking to Grandma…

This is my Uncle Tom.  He's a little like the famous Norwegian bachelor farmers on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, except that he's German rather than Norwegian.  He decided early on that marrying was NOT for him and lives and farms alone.  Happily.  He has a dog.  He's very tall,…