I am playing catch-up again.  So if you are interested in the little details of our lives between Duluth and now, scroll down every once in awhile.  You just may find something new.  

So I remember these from when I was a kid.  They were $3-$4 at the fireworks, and every once in a while Dad would have enough cash on hand to get us all one.  They come a lot cheaper now… $1 for a pack of 5 at the local dollar store.  So we have been…

Late start. Swim lessons. Lunch with friends at the park by the pool. More swimming.  Zach getting the hang of it, Emma jumping in all the way under.  Carter saying "done" the whole time.   A 3.5 hour nap for Carter, and a lazy afternoon for the rest of us.  We watered the plants, talked, made pizza – the kids were…

Who decided that "delete all" was a good idea to put on a digital camera?  Without any little prompt like you get on a computer that says, "You are now going to delete all of the photos on this camera, including those that you have not yet uploaded to your computer.  Are you SURE you…

The kinderball season ended with a bang, as #7 Zach Adams hit a home run to end the game.  He nearly got tagged out at home, but didn't – and I'm sure if they were keeping score (which they don't in kinderball) it would have been the game-winning home run.  :)   Highlights of the…

It was time for our annual berry-picking/jam  making.  Word from the berry farm was that they would have two weeks of berries left.  We thought we'd wait till the second week when our schedule was a little less crazy.  When we got there, the barn was CLOSED.  So I knocked on the door.  It was…

Discovered at a friends' pool Thursday afternoon and hidden in my bag by a curious little treasure keeper until it was discovered by me today… a dead bird skull, complete with feathers and all.  I am trying not to throw up as I write this – way too grossed out on the way to the…

I offered Mickey Mouse.  She took me up on it.  He raised the bar a little.  The little one didn't care about the shape, and only ate the chocolate chips.  Everyone was happy, including the "artist", who had more fun making breakfast than she'd had in a long time.  

When Nate was home studying for boards, Carter developed a fascination with the skulls in his office.  (Not a strange thing for a maxillofacial surgeon to have in an office, I promise…) ANYWAYS.  Carter loves the skulls.  He would stand outside the door saying "Daddy!  Skull!"  And when Nate would let him in, he'd immediately…

Nate had some time off, and we took a short family vacation up to Duluth on the shore of Lake Superior.  It was our first time up there, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  Nate's only family rule for vacations is "Everybody has to have fun!"  and nobody  broke the rule for too long, at least…