After Christmas, Bryan and I spent a couple days hanging out with the family before venturing out on our own vacation. I thought I’d share some pics from our fun times. There’s a video at the end of Sylvia playing with an electric car that’s pretty cute. This is actually on our flight to Texas on [...]
On Christmas Eve, Grandad put together a really fun scavenger hunt for all us kids. I spent a quiet December morning putting together the videos that Granny shot with the photos I took to make this Scavenger Hunt video. After the prizes were uncovered (the traditional Christmas Eve pajamas), the kids were full of excitement [...]
One afternoon in late October, we had Eli and Celia over, and all the kids engaged in a little dance show. The boys were caped wonders, dancing fiercely and courageously with ninja moves and powerful dances. The girls seemed to prefer a more flowing dance style. Yet they still had a lot of power in [...]
Andrew and Sylvia got new beds this fall. Since he moved out of his toddler bed, Andrew’s had the lower trundle from the bed I had a kid. I kind of wanted Andrew and Sylvie to share one bedroom and have the other room be a play room. But Sylvie really needs her own space [...]
One afternoon in September, I asked Jessica to watch my kids for a bit while I did some photography. When I came to get them, I found Eli (in red) and Andrew (in yellow) engaged in a heart-felt game of football with Mitch. This remains one of Andrew’s favorite play times of fall 2011. It [...]
Here’s Andrew, with his first grade teacher, Maestra Samaca. He’s so happy about his classmates, and I’m just so thankful that school continues to feel to him like a huge treat that he gets to do five days a week. He goes to school with a smile on his face and comes home with a [...]
Happy Monday morning. I know it can take a bit to get going on a Monday after a beautiful weekend, so here’s a video of Andrew and Sylvia to help you start your day with a chuckle. They’re at a Badger’s women’s soccer game, dancing to the song Jump Around. Where they learned how to: [...]
On Labor Day weekend, Andrew had his first sleep over. He and Alivia had been talking about it for ages, and at last it seemed like the right time. It was fun to have our Alivia girl over for supper. Afterwards, we roasted marshmallows. I love her look in this picture! These kids have become [...]
Andrew and Sylvia can be so sweet together. I just love those kiddos so much! Have I mentioned recently how cute they are together? Oh, they are:) Andrew is such a kind and loving big brother. Many days when Andrew is walking home from school, Sylvia will run down the street toward him, her arms [...]
Andrew had his first day of first grade last Thursday. He was excited:) There’s something so neat about seeing your kid open and ready to tackle the next challenge. Andrew just loves school, and he was excited to be in a classroom with his best buddy, Jayquan, and he was excited to be a first [...]
