Carter has been really into lego building lately.  He wanted me to text Nate a picture of this train he'd worked so hard to build:   "Dad look at my awesome train!" Nate's response:  "That's awesome buddy!  You're a master builder." Carter looked at me and said, "I'm really a master builder?!?"  and then, as…

To come up with a game that entertains everyone and involves nothing but his own brute strength.  Perfect Saturday afternoon fun.  (Although he was so worn out afterward he needed a nap…)

What my Dad wanted to do for his birthday was to take everyone out for Kong Cones at Macey's.  He is hilarious.  Also, he is pretty stinkin' awesome.  Love you, Dad!   PS, I ate the WHOLE thing.  So did Zach.  Emma gave up.  Carter is still working on his.  :)

Emma's journal entry last week got me so excited to spend a month focused on gratitude!  I am thankful to her for reminding me.  And thankful she is young enough that she will be happy that I took a picture of one of her journal entries and posted it on the blog.  :)

Honestly, it is nearly impossible to get everyone to look at the same time!  In light of that, I asked each of them to "pose like _____" of whatever they were… and I loved their interpretations of them.   Mike Trout (Angels Baseball Player)                     USA…

With a capital "P".  Having never been to one before, I had no idea what I was in for.   – More cars at the school (and parked on the streets in all the adjoining neighborhoods for blocks and blocks) than I could have possibly imagined. – People showing up to get seats before they…

Yeah, I know, they are usually blurry but they are memories!   "Hey mom!  Look how straight I combed my hair!"   She still sometimes sleeps just like she did when she was a tiny baby, with her arms up above her head. I had a lemon out while I was cooking and Meg kept…

Zach was extra brave this year about gutting the pumpkin:   Emma enjoyed giving the Godfrey's Halloween FHE lesson, but made some pretty funny faces cleaning out her pumpkin:   Everyone (especially Carter) was really excited I had found the pumpkin carving kit we have owned for 3 years and have never been able to…

Trying to self-evaluate, I asked Carter over lunch that if someone asked him if his mom was doing a good job, what would he say?  Choices:  A really good job, a pretty good job, a kind of good job, a kind of bad job, or a really bad job.  He quickly answered, "A really bad…

In MN, the schools didn't do ANYTHING for Halloween.  So it has been a huge change here to have programs and parties and wear costumes to school!  Carter's school wore costumes for their program the week before Halloween.  He decided at the last minute to be an astronaut instead of a builder, wearing a 3T…