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This COVID crisis has brought much pain and sacrifice to so many people. Ours has been relatively small in the scheme of things – a canceled trip by G and G, a canceled guys trip and work trip by Jordan, … Continue reading →

Natalie is almost a germaphobe so I haven’t talked to the kids about COVID 19 until tonight. Given that G and G sadly need to cancel their plane trip out here next week, and the fact that the state of … Continue reading →

the formatting of this stinks on my phone. I will try to change it soon! We celebrated Elliott’s birthday a little early with friends at Movement Terrain, a ninja type place. The giant inflatable balls were a highlight. And Nat … Continue reading →

We scooted out from MA for February break week (well, actually two days before). Thursday: Swimming at a super cold Yacht Club.  And a trip to the beach, I believe.  And then a trip to Mammaw and Pappaw’s pool tool … Continue reading →

(2.5 weeks late) Happy 1st Birthday, Conor!  Wow – what a year.  His personality is shining through, and it’s really fun to be by him. I’m so glad he is a part of our family.   Weigh-in: 26 lbs (95th+ percentile), … Continue reading →

On MLK weekend we tried to ski on Sunday. Butternut was filled so we went to the hardware store, bought $80 of sleds and headed to a rough hill (bumps and bruises).  Then, we went snow-hiking (1.5 miles round-trip in … Continue reading →

Natalie’s basketball coach is hilarious and fun.  He made the girls personalized sweatbands.  (We call them headbands, but Natalie says people don’t where headbands for athletics, so she calls its a sweatband.)  His nickname for her is Girl Flash – … Continue reading →

After being sick for an entire week over Christmas break, I wasn’t sure if we could pull together a 1-year-old birthday party for Conor.  But, we did and I’m glad we did!  Natalie and I made banana cupcakes, which were … Continue reading →

(Almost 3 weeks late – back-dated to Dec. 30th, so that it shows up in the Dec posts, but actually finished on Jan. 7th) Happy 9th Birthday, Natalie!!   How we celebrated: A few weeks before your birthday, I took … Continue reading →

Happy 11 Months, Conor!  (Two days ago) I cannot believe this guys is almost 1!  I have a lot of memories from last December, waddling around the neighborhood for exercise (running downgraded to jogging downgraded to wogging downgraded to walking) … Continue reading →