Gangrene and Croup

Update: The picture isn’t terrific, but it’s the only one we got that night!

Gangrene
Christian’s parents have a Halloween party every year, and we thought long and hard about our costumes. We wanted to do something as a family. We also wanted to do something simple, so the kids would be comfortable in their costumes and [...]

Favorite Photo Friday – Christian’s first haircut

As I mentioned last Friday, I never had a problem getting my hair cut (or permed) when I was little. So far Zoe has been cooperative with haircuts too. She practically slept through her first haircut, and she was fine when Mimi took her to get her bangs trimmed a few weeks ago.
Noah had no [...]

Smarty pants

I dropped Noah off at school this morning and Miss Ruthann told me how smart he is. She said that he is “very curious” and that she can always “see the wheels turning.” Off course she could have also been using these terms to tell me that he is a handful and always into something, [...]

The biter and the bitee

Noah was bitten at pre-school last week. It wasn’t really a big deal. It didn’t break the skin and they said he cried less than a minute. Not that I am happy that he was bitten or anything, but I was at least glad that he was the bitee than the biter.
I’m afraid that Zoe [...]

Zoe is steppin’ out

From Christian:
She has had a few unaided steps lately, but they usually end up with her dropping to the floor before reaching her destination. Today, Tracy had a baby shower for my sister-in-law, Leah, and all the women in Zoe’s life were at our house. She must have been feeling the “girl power,” and decided [...]

Favorite Photo Friday – Perms

Angie at Road to Vietnam has a feature called Favorite Photo Friday that I’ve decided to incorporate into my blog.
My mom went through beauty school when I was little and she used me as a test subject. I got my first perm when I was 3 years old. She tells me that I needed “body” [...]

Bed head and bows

When we were in Vietnam, we had to shave Zoe’s head because she had such bad cradle cap and her scalp was so irritated. I’m thrilled that she has enough hair now to have “bed head.” This is what she looked like yesterday morning:

Christian got this one on his camera phone Monday after her morning [...]

Correction: Not a fan of donkey rides

Earlier today I posted that Noah is not a fan of pony rides. My friend Charlie called me laughing tonight, asking if it was in fact a pony that Noah was riding, or if it was instead a donkey. It seems that Noah’s screaming at the Renaissance Fair distracted me from the small detail that [...]

Not a fan of pony rides either

Recently I posted that Noah was not a fan of bubble baths. Last weekend I found out he isn’t a fan of pony rides either.
It may have just been a bad day for a pony ride, and perhaps he will warm up to them later. We went to the local renaissance fair, and the day [...]

Matching outfits

I usually pick out the kids clothes for the day the night before. Since we like to sleep as late as possible, I figure every little bit of preparation helps. Last night I picked out a pink shirt for Zoe to wear with her pink and olive colored camo capris (they are adorable and are [...]

Losing a friend

My friend Jasen Shore died yesterday. He was 34. He had cystic fibrosis and had been in hospice, so it wasn’t a shock, but it was still a surprise. I had known Jasen since I was 13, and it seemed like he would live forever. Life expectancies for cystic fibrosis patients just never seemed to [...]

Halloween costumes

Christian’s parents, Russ & Karen, have a Halloween party every year.
My parents came as bikers a few years ago. They scary part was that theses were all clothes from their own closets.

Russ and Karen came the same year as tacky tourists. These were also clothes from their own closets.

Christian’s brother and his wife, Kurt and [...]

Catching Up

From Christian:

I have felt really, really bad about not participating in the blog more. I was going to make it a priority, but somehow it always gets put on the back burner for homework and other activities. 99 percent of the times I think about posting, I have been staring at the computer for hours [...]

Cupcake hat

Thanks to Andrea at Wishing on Stars for Zoe’s new adorable cupcake hat. She is selling them for $15 each to help raise money for their adoption!

Our little highly paid safety consultants?

Christian had an EXCELLENT idea. He said we should start hiring Noah and Zoe out as expert safety consultants:
Are you an expecting or new parent and you think you have already baby proofed your house? Just let us bring Noah and Zoe over and watch as they quickly show you how much baby proofing you [...]