For all those of you out there who can’t believe sweet little Emma could ever do anything mean… here it is – the mean face. I was taking a picture of her just being cute and Zach kept putting his feet closer and closer to her… and thanks to the digital camera delay, I caught…

It was raining when we woke up Saturday, rained all day, and has been raining ever since! Actually that is not quite true, but it feels like it. It DID rain all day Saturday – hard – and all through the night (even harder), and on Sunday, though. The National Weather Service estimate for our…

One of my favorite adventures so far in Rochester has been raspberry picking at a local fruit farm. It is run by a couple as their retirement, and is such a great place. We went last year a few times, but ran out of jam before the berries were ripe again this year… good thing…

So it is offical… Emma, who has really not been a baby for a long time (although I still sort of think of her as one) has made the last step out of babyhood – she is out of the crib. Nate has wanted to change her crib into the toddler bed for a while…

The fourth week of t-ball camp was the big game – and Zach has been counting down to it from the beginning. It was everything you would expect from a t-ball game of 3-5 year olds, including our little shortstop getting bored from lack of activity and sitting down for a good portion of his…

I remember a book titled that from my childhood… well, whoever wrote it probably had a little boy. And a neighbor boy. And a little girl who wanted to do whatever the other two did. Getting to the story – in our neighbors’ front yard is a huge light pole. The other day Zach and…

Lately with Emma’s 3 hour naps she has been seeming less and less tired at night – and with Zach taking no nap (but still needing one some days) he is ready for bed by 7. One day this week when he was particularly worn out (as was I) I put them both to bed…

After living in Utah for so long, and being so accustomed to celebrating the 24th of July, I thought it would be fun to celebrate it for FHE each year. Zach wanted to make handcarts, so we did – and he wanted to pull them “a long way, like the pioneers!”, so we did (if…

It’s not about where you are, it’s about who you’re with, right? After deciding to take our weekend campout in our backyard, we decided we were winners on all fronts. Minnesota campsites just aren’t as secluded as we’re used to in Utah (and even PA), and we opted this time to get an above-ground firepit…

So it is finally here… the t-ball camp Zach has been waiting for ever since preschool finished. It was a little crazy, and Zach was a little overwhelmed at first, but he settled right in pretty quickly. Nate got off work in time to be there, and they had a great time together. Zach is…