Tulips and Rembrandts

The day is long and all that I must do too much for my small strength. When at length the day is through, shall I find I failed to tap the I...

Elizabeth's first day of preschool was a great success. Her teacher called me late in the afternoon to tell me how well she'd partic...

Tomorrow morning Elizabeth will head off to her first day of preschool. It's a big deal for any mom, I know. I've had a lump in my t...

We saw a firetruck parked in front of our grocery store, (firefighters eat too I guess) so I thought Ruby would be totally excited to see on...

Would you believe, the fat green caterpillar (apparently it's an Antheraea polyphemus) we found on our sidewalk...our very own Hermie, ...

We found Hermie the Caterpillar on our front steps this morning. He's beautiful! Mommy got a little worried that he'd get squished o...

We've crossed a threshold. Elizabeth lost her first tooth this evening! (In the interest of full disclosure, Matt yanked it out (gently ...

We celebrated the holiday weekend with a "girls day" of apple picking at Eckerts Farm with our dear friend Amy. The girls loved pi...

Today Elizabeth began growth hormone therapy. Six days a week for the next number of years (unless we choose to stop for health reasons) she...

I keep waiting for a break in the action so I can send an update, but the action never stops around here and the news is piling up, so I...

Pure sweetness.

That must be what our kids think, because every time they turn around these days, more love is arriving from California! This time it was Gr...

We've had a busy few weeks...Hannah's doing great. She's a great baby (translation: doesn't do too much crying, and does lo...

Granna & Papa came to town to help us welcome Hannah and we had a wonderful time. The girls kept them entertained and we all caught up o...

Born: 5/14/10 at 10:56pm 7lbs 14oz 21inches beautiful.

While we're still awaiting Baby Girl's arrival, I had a lovely Mother's Day and felt full to the brim with all the love and a...

I don't know if those words will be in the official report, but that's basically how we feel after a really good news from the surge...

In the hub-bub of getting ready for Baby Girl #3 and preparing for a visit from my sweet friend, (My Abby from California is here for 4 days...

For a number of years now I've wanted to post about the things friends have said or done which have been particularly helpful to us as o...

After toppling to the floor in her efforts to do gymnastics on Mommy's ever shrinking lap: Daddy: What happened? Ruby (in tears): I bonk...