The past few days...
This little boy is growing, growing. And holding his head up so well! He is a sweetie pie baby!We found the most family friendly bathroom ever. Mini toilet & sink for littles. We walked in and...
View ArticleFeel the Fire
Right now (and since the beginning of 2012) I am studying the Old Testament. It has been wonderful and I have learned lots. A couple of weeks ago I met a new friend who had questions about the LDS...
View ArticleBFFs
Probably our kids are going to need to know the extent of the romanticism in their parents' relationship. Let's be honest, it's mostly comical because I married the silliest man ever. This just...
View ArticleBrief, Bright Moments
Today was a particularly interesting day. I'm sneezing non-stop and blow my drippy-faucet nose every few minutes. We [Wade] had to be in time-out so many times that we finally resorted to Dad's belt as...
View ArticleBeing A Missionary: A story of numbers
President Boyd K. Packer:"Missionary work is work! It can be dull and repetitive and difficult, and at once exalting and marvelous...You will not be measured by the number of baptisms you have. You...
View ArticleNew ride
The boys and I (did you catch that correct use of "I"? Sometimes I do notice good grammar.) got ourselves a new ride. Watch out!! Wade is particularly enthralled we with the sunroof. Me too, except...
View ArticleFull heart
My heart has been overflowing with love the past few days with love of my little boys. It's still strange I am the mother of two kids. Although I'm still adjusting to a new place and just being a mom...
View ArticlePicturesque
Hi friends. If anyone has been worried about the Minnesota cold for us, fear not. At least, not yet! We are wearing shorts and tshirts in this gorgeous 75 degree weather and biking around these...
View ArticleCheese & crackers in Wisconsin
This kid has started saying "Oh shoot! Shucks!" and it's really cute. Good thing anything worse that I say, I say really quietly (most of the time!) He's enjoying a cracker & cheese sandwich...
View ArticleNew levels
I feel we entered a higher level of adulthood as we just became Costco members last Friday. We went today, making it my fourth trip in the past week! We are going to eat at least $55 worth of samples...
View ArticleBack row, good enough.
Last week= bday celebrations for Pdiddy. We had a great day with the boys plus dinner with Abuela present before the two of us headed out for Wicked. It's our second broadway this year, and I could...
View ArticleMischief Managed
There is a scene often played out in our home. Maybe yours too, but maybe you don't post it on the internet. This scene happens no matter the season, no matter the time of day, no matter how anyone's...
View ArticleProfound Perris
Monday Perris got home from work and I gave him the look of "It's been one of those days." Then I actually verbalized that and told him Wade had some extra special behavior…particularly because he...
View ArticleHoly Buckets!
That phrase is rampant here in the MN. Well, actually our fellow Kusileks in Wisconsin were my first clue-in to this Midwestern lingo. I knew it was serious when my dentist said it today! "Holy...
View Article1/2 a year
Except I just started writing this to say we have lived in MN for 6 months now, but then I recounted like three times and it's only been 5. Whoops. Maybe that is an indicator of my mind these days....
View Article29 and it's so fine
...So fine! Perris treats this girl right on her birthday. Before work he made me pancakes and we did our thing all day until P got home, the headed out to St Paul for delicious panini dinner &...
View ArticleFlip
8 January 2014.A particularly trying day up here in Minnesota for this Mother.Feeding Hank. Wade up to mischief…"Wade, if you take Hank's cheerios one more time I'm going to flip a lid."A few minutes...
View ArticleMother's Milk
Yes that's Wade. Yes that's a bottle. And it had a teensy drop of breastmilk at the bottom. I was transferring hard-earned milk from bottles to bags to freeze and curious Wade inquired as to what I was...
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