This past weekend Joel went to Miami for a photography workshop; he returned energized and appeared to have a productive and fun experience. While he was gone, Mommy, Jacob, and Grandma played. I left Joshua out because unfortunately he was pretty fussy all weekend. He had drainage issue (probably due to allegeries) and cried quite [...]
Photography has become a hobby for Joel, and he’s really gotten into it. I’m not talking about taking some pictures; I’m talking different lenses and lighting and framing and other stuff I know nothing about. Joel does a lot of nature and scenery photographs, but he had this idea to do a portrait session with [...]
The boys are back in West Palm and, of course, I miss them. Luckily, our weekend together was memorable. The boys arrived late Friday afternoon, and we just hung out and had dinner together. I gave Jacob and Joshua teddy bears that I made at Build-A-Bear with message from me (expect a separate post on [...]
Jamie is an extremely organized individual. She makes lists for just about anything we do. Going to the store? List. Going on a trip? That’s a list. Kid’s birthday party coming up? You betcha there’s going to be a list involved. So when the time came to start getting things ready for her stay over [...]
We usually try to get out to the fair when it’s in town each year. I can’t say it’s a favorite outing of ours, but it generally gives us an excuse to go out. Every year we go, and after an hour or two, we’re sort of ready to leave. There’s usually one or two [...]
After almost 4 years and a long family discussion, Joel returned to Aikido on Monday. So far the plan is three days a week – currently Monday, Thursday and Friday – and Joel went all three times. It’s given me and Jake a lot of time together, which is both good and bad – depending [...]
It’s funny. I’ve been back at work for a week, yet it’s Sunday night and I feel like my vacation is ending. Jamie goes back to work tomorrow and Jake’s back to school. For the past two weeks, all of us have fallen into the habit of sleeping in late. And that includes Jake who [...]
Well, it’s official. Joel is allergic to cats. It still doesn’t fully make sense since he gets attacks far away from our pets, but at least we have a definitive answer. Fortunately, we do not need to get rid of our cats; the doctor told Joel that instead we need to change his environment by [...]
That’s right! Jamie and I have officially joined the 21st century. [Jamie]Please someone help me!
Every November, our family gets together to celebrate the Autumn birthdays (Joel, Jamie*, Amy, and Bryan). A good time was had by all this year at my sister’s house. Angel’s barbeque chicken and ribs were tasty as always and my sister’s pumpkin pie cupcakes were awesome! This year, we had a few new additions to [...]