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In a kids exercise class, kids had to answer: what’s your fav place to go on vacation? Elliott said Green Bay. (The teacher has no idea what he said). Natalie said Martha’s Vineyard.   Other kids said hotels, Florida, cookies … Continue reading →

Today, Nat and E had sports camp and played baseball for the first time.  They came home loving it, and Natalie asked if she could play and if I would be her coach I said, “if the timing works out, … Continue reading →

Me: “I just love you so much bud” Elliott: “There’s no better Mom than you”

Last year we missed maple syrup season so we weren’t going to let it happen this year. One drawback: we didn’t actually get to eat pancakes at the Sugar Shack because of a 90 min wait and it was already … Continue reading →

Natalie had the most amazing parent-teacher conference.  Seriously, it must only be downhill from here.  She is blessed with an amazingly caring and conscientious teacher Mrs. Brydges.  Here’s the hug from the conference: Mrs. Brydges and Natalie walked us through … Continue reading →

At Elliott’s school, they do an around-the-world birthday walk. Each of those wooden sticks is a month.  For each year, Elliott walks around the sun and the teacher reads notes about that year of his life.  (We provided the notes … Continue reading →

Happy belated St. Patrick’s day!  The kids were excited to learn that they are Irish… even though Elliott walked into a neighbor’s house on St. Pat’s day (where corned beef and cabbage were cooking), plugged his nose immediately and said … Continue reading →

A hand-me-down Batman t-shirt from a neighbor, fueled by our nanny Alison’s deep interest and extensive knowledge about super heros, has resulted in 4 months of full-on Super Hero love.  So, what better way to celebrate 4 years of Elliott … Continue reading →

Snow birds Poppy and Nana got back to their Hoosier roots with some fun snow play.  In the 80’s, he made forts. Nowadays, it’s a Batcave. See Robin on his motorcycle too…

Elliott depends on me for too much and can be a bit whiny about it, but he can be a sweet talker… “Mommy, you are so cute” (the day after my dramatically shorter hair cut) “You have my heart” (and … Continue reading →