At the Library.
At the library, Milena is completely unwilling to look at books with Claire. She wants to play with the trains. While Claire is wandering around, Milena does everything she can to escape and get to...
View ArticleHalloween and Whatnot.
Claire decided a year ago she wanted to be a paintbrush for Halloween. We were making her costume, a doorbell, when she stopped, looked at her brush and said, "Next year, I want to be a paintbrush"....
View ArticleOn to Christmas
This time of year I can not post for a few weeks and it seems like so much as happened. Last time I posted was Halloween. Thats like two holidays ago already. Milena has started in on the pretend...
View ArticleSnowing
I found some more pictures from the first snowfall. These two pictures of Claire are fun. I like to think she's trying to decide who to hit with her handful of snow. Her father, who has definitely...
View ArticleChristmas is Coming, So Stop Puking Already.
Three or four years ago, Mike, Claire and I had a terrible flu that peaked in its awfulness right on Christmas morning. It was the worst flu I've ever had, and the timing could not have been worse. I...
View ArticleChristmas 2010
Hurray! Everyone was healthy by Christmas Eve. We had a great weekend. It was nice to have a lot of time, there were a lot of people to see. There was a lot of playing with new stuff and running...
View ArticleBavaria
We just got back, a week or so ago, from Germany. The Bavarian Alps, to be specific. Originally, only Mike and I planned to go and meet Eric, but there were some changes and in the end we took Claire...
View ArticleIts April!
So its been a while. We have all been deep into a pretty ambitious Spring To Do list. I've made some changes in the house, based on wanting to get rid of the red wall throughout the kitchen/living...
View ArticleMilena is Two!
Milena turned two last month. We had such a fun time partying at the zoo with Annesley, Hollie and Tom last year, we decided a repeat was in order. Hollie was smart and made a cupcake for Milena...
View ArticleMunising
Hollie and I decided to treat ourselves to a girls only (because we happen to have all daughters) trip to Munising for Mother's Day. It was a huge success. We've talked about taking some bigger...
View ArticleSt. Paul
Saturday morning at 10:30 Mike said, "You know what we should do...we should go to St. Paul." So we did. We were able to see some residency friends and some medical school friends. Its been right...
View ArticleBlooming Butterflies
Met up with a friend at Olbrich today for the Blooming Butterflies. I kind of expected hundreds of butterflies flying everywhere, like the exhibit the Milwaukee Public Museum. There weren't quite so...
View ArticleSan Diego
About two weeks ago, Mike came home from a particularly rough shift in a series of rough shifts and said, "If you don't book a vacation for next week, I will stop at Ho Chunk and spend money. I don't...
View ArticleFirst Day, Third Grade
The first day of third grade happened last week, which requires the standard picture. I guess I hit my limit with the stand there and smile type. "I don't want to just stand here and smile, Mom." So...
View Article2011 Round Up
Last January, the kids looked like this: and, according to my pictures, we didn't do all that much. Probably because in February, Mike, Claire and I went to Germany to see castles, ski the Alps and do...
View ArticleGoing on Three
Its been said before, but I'll go ahead and confirm, the 'terrible twos' are nothing compared to what three brings. Milena isn't quite three yet, give her two months, but she's definitely close enough...
View ArticleIn March
March started off cold. I think this may have been the only snow this year. I don't remember. Maybe it was the only time we actually used the snowblower. It was pretty, in any case. Milena was ready...
View ArticleIn July (and April, and May, and June)
This is becoming a quarterly blog, at best. We've been busy, I guess? In any case, here are some highlights. In the spring, we had the chance to raise four chicks. It was a ton of fun and really cool....
View ArticleAnd she's 3.
Milena turns three today. I think she's relieved to have woken up to find all her teeth still in her mouth, and all her diapers still in the closet. These two things have been causing some anxiety...
View ArticleDoor County
We've been spending a lot of time in Door County this summer. The kids want to spend every possible second at the pool. When these pictures were taken, it was barely 75 degrees out. And it was windy....
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