No, this isn’t the trip… it’s the aftermath. It was a real dentist (although don’t suggest to Zach he’s not a “real” dentist) and Emma overcame her shyness and took a ride in the chair and even opened her mouth an inch or so so the dentist could count her teeth. If only we had…

Introduction: I have just told Emma that she may NOT have any more valentine candy since she has eaten it non-stop for the past 10 minutes and dinner is nearly ready and she ought to have room in her stomach for at least one or two bites of real food. I am finishing dinner and…

Nate’s big birthday was last week – when you get this old I think (well I know) the kids are more excited about it than the birthday guy. Zach was so excited to give Nate a “plasma screen television” – and Emma made him his own cake (blue playdough with candles). He let them help…

I love valentine’s day! I love having something to decorate for after Christmas, I love red and pink and hearts, and I love making valentines! When I was a freshman in college a roommate and I surprised our other roommates with pink heart-shaped pancakes for the holiday, which has become a tradition in our house.…

I’ll start off by saying I give all the blame (and the credit) for this to Nate. We were sitting at dinner and negotiating with Zach over eating as many beans as he is old (something I remember vividly from my childhood!) when Nate noticed a dollar bill sitting up on a shelf in our…

So it’s a little past Christmas (although you can’t really tell here since Emma still breaks out in Frosty the Snowman and Away in a Manger so often) but I couldn’t resist the chance to take the kids for a real sleigh ride. Out here in Minnesota they love to celebrate winter… so our city…

https://adamsfamily.typepad.com/the_adams_family/files/MOV00130.MPG I have been meaning to post this forever… and finally with Nate’s help tonight (as I ignored the pile of unfolded laundry and abandoned my resolution to go exercise) I did it! (Actually Nate really did it as I am technologically challenged…) Anyways, it is from the birthday bowling and it is classic. Enjoy!…

A week or two ago Nate spent Saturday morning building a snowfort with the kids (my expertise ends with Frosty!) They had such a good time… they even made a bench, and a snow-pillow (at Emma’s request). It was so fun, that Emma still said in her prayer last night (as she has most nights…

After weeks of freezing days and single digit temperatures, we had one fantastic day that warmed up to 42*!!! We were so excited and spent the afternoon tromping through the snow on some snowshoe/cross-country ski trails near our house. It was so nice to get out, and reminded me that I really do like winter……

One freezing morning this January Zach woke up asking for his Hawaii shirt… and somehow ended up taking us all on a little vacation for the day. In the basement with swimming suits, towels, and blanket-water he and Emma played all morning like they were really in Hawaii. They spread out “sand”, used their kicking…