Surviving the First Week
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Posted in Children | No Comments »Abby went back to work on Monday and we've now survived our first week back to "normal." In some ways it was great. I actually managed to accomplish some things. I kept up with the minimal amount of work I have ...
Taking Milo to the Doctor
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Children, Health | No Comments »Today we dropped Lexi off at a friend's house and took Milo to the University of Minnesota's Pediatric Clinic to see a Specialist in International Adoption. That means we took him to his first doctor in the U.S. We left the ...
The ‘W’ Birthday Cake
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 Posted in Children | 2 Comments »We had Lexi's birthday party on Saturday. There's nothing like a bunch of three-year-olds running around the house. The highlight for me had to be Lexi's 'W' birthday cake. 'W' has always been Lexi's favorite letter. It's one of the first ...
I Survived Sesame Street Live
Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in Children | No Comments »We planned to take Lexi to Sesame Street Live on Saturday night for her birthday, but a week of illness meant my wife couldn't go. So Saturday comes along and I find myself taking Lexi and one of her friends ...
Watching Sesame Street Again
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Children, TV | 4 Comments »This week Abby showed Lexi some old school Sesame Street clips on YouTube. Lexi loved them--especially the YipYipYipYipYip monsters. So I decided we'd try watching some Sesame Street when it was on PBS. I'm usually not big on watching TV ...
Teaching Kids About God
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Children, God, Church & Stuff | 1 Comment »Last week at church we sat around with some other parents and talked about spiritual formation in our children. Basically how we're teaching them about God. I felt kind of dumb because I didn't think we were doing much. But ...
Lexi is a Photographer
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Children, Technology | 1 Comment »Lexi's grandparents gave her a digital camera for her birthday, so we set her up with a Flickr account. She's now a photographer. She loves to "take-ah pictures." While some pictures are complete blurs, others seem oddly artistic. She's also got ...
Hungry All Afternoon
Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Children | 1 Comment »A lunchtime conversation with Lexi when she wouldn't eat the rest of her pasta: Me: Are you going to eat anymore pasta? Lexi: No. Me: Do you want to be hungry all afternoon? Lexi: Yeah! Hungry!
Sick for Christmas
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Children | No Comments »Lexi got sick for the second major holiday in a row and spent Christmas Eve throwing up. Not exactly the best treat to leave for Santa. She seemed better on the ride home, but proved us wrong outside of Chippewa ...
Cute Things Lexi Does
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in Children | No Comments »Along with sucking her thumb, putting her hand on her stomach is one of her new comfort measures. It's come to the point that she doesn't like wearing clothes that restrict access to her tummy. This has led to wearing ...
Celebrating my 30th birthday with clean water and a clean shave.
