Everyday, you bike with dad and Jules for school drop-off. Dad always finds you asleep in the trailer. You clearly love it even when it’s cold out! Speaking of biking, we did the Minneapolis Bike Tour on a cold, rainy morning. You and Jules did great. I think dad is happy you both love to read more
Since turning four, Jules has been testing his limits. It’s been worse since starting school a few weeks ago. He’s still the sweet, caring little boy but every day we go to battle over dumb things like not wanting to get in the car, not wanting to eat dinner, just not wanting to participate in read more
At four months, you are the sweetest baby and most agreeable. Your smile makes other people smile. You prefer to sit up. Even as a newborn, you preferred to be held upright. You like to see everything so we’ve been putting you in the bumbo and you LOVE that. That’s probably why you could hold read more
Last summer, I enlisted my moms help in hacking my cheap Ikea chairs (the Stefan chair, if you’re wondering). I wanted something a little classier with more padding and a removable cover for washing. Ikea sells chairs I wanted but they were more than I wanted to spend. I knew I could upscale mine on read more
It was going to be a sunny, perfect day. We decided to head to the YMCA where they have an outdoor splash pad. Perfect for Jules who loves water but can’t yet swim. But first, I needed a nap, Justin needed to relax, Jules need play time and Marlo needed her second nap for the read more
I’m starting a new series. Not like I had a series of anything in the past, unless you count my “Hot Tips” (you can find them here, here, here, here, here and here. They are surprisingly useful even though they were written years ago.). But I figured with the recent surge of Pinterest I would document read more
Ok, it’s August. Let’s see how I did with my list: 1. Linen Closet – Done! 2. Bathroom cupboards – Partially done! 3. Bathroom drawers 4. Pots and Pans – Done! 5. Tupperware – Done! 6. Pantry – Done! 7. Junk Mail – Done! But ongoing. So annoying. 8. Movies 9. CD’s 10. Jules’ Closet read more