Dec. 31: I feel like this vacation just keeps going on and on and on. It’s lovely! We flew back home to Wisconsin on Friday afternoon in the midst of a big snow storm. Fortunately (surprisingly, really) our flight wasn’t delayed in the slightest. Uncle Joe picked us up at the airport, which was good, [...]
Dec. 31: Hmmm. As I type, Andrew is watching The Dance of the Hours on Fantasia. At the part where the hippo emerges from the fountain, Andrew turned to me with a big smile and said, "It’s a mommy, mommy hippo!" "Just like YOU!"Maybe he just likes the hippo a lot. Or maybe my girth [...]
Dec. 27: Ahhh, December in Texas. It’s a nice day out today. Temperature in the mid-sixties, a little breeze, the air smells green and sweet. I can smell the breeze because I have the windows open. Unlike my husband and son, who have been outdoors a lot this week, I have surprised myself by only [...]
Dec. 27: Bryan and I got to go out on a date last night while Bryan’s parents stayed home with Andrew. A good time was had by all! Bryan and I ate out at a good restaurant and had fun splitting several dishes. We somewhat accidentally also ended up ordering $18 worth of bottled water. [...]
Dec. 25: Christmas Day greetings to all my friends and family who may be checking up on the website! We’ve enjoyed a really nice morning together so far. Ben and Mark have spent the early afternoon playing with their toy helicopters and cars. Melanie is working on some wooden puzzles. Bryan’s trying out some new [...]
Dec. 24: Andrew is napping for the first time in the past three days. He really needed it! This morning, he was in pretty rare form, and I think he threw about 8 tantrums over the course of a few hours. After sobbing in Mark’s library for a while because I had handed him the [...]
Dec. 23: I got my Christmas cards out quite a bit later than normal this year (doing the Babler family cards earlier this month slowed me down! ) I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas celeration this year. My 2007 Christmas letter is below…
Dec. 23: We are happily settled in at Bryan’s parent’s house in Texas. We flew down on Friday, and Andrew did a really great job. It was his first flight in his own seat, and he was so excited about seeing Granny Lu and Grandad in TEXAS. It’s neat to see him getting to a [...]
Dec. 20: My friend Julia just had a baby girl on Tuesday this week. Little Eleanore Faith. She had her (first) baby three and a half weeks early! Makes me a little nervous, because if I did the same thing, I’d have this little miss in the second week of January. I think she should [...]
Dec. 20: My friend Julia just had a baby girl on Tuesday this week. Little Eleanore Faith. She had her (first) baby three and a half weeks early! Makes me a little nervous, because if I did the same thing, I’d have this little miss in the second week of January. I think she should [...]
