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Deleted Scenes from “The Empire Strikes Back”

What? You didn’t know that there were deleted scenes floating around?
 
Many thanks to my husband for thinking of this idea!

Trick or Treat! The 2009 Edition.

What a fun night! Halloween* has become one of the nights of the year I most look forward to with our kids…it’s just such a fun evening for all of us, and we get to enjoy it with neighbors and my family, too.
The night started off like this:
But it got much, much better.
We had [...]

Wordless Wednesday: First Chess Lesson

with thanks to Suzanne for the idea!

Because the Beginning of “Finding Nemo” Is Kinda Scary.

It’s a sick day here today…after feeling like we’d dodged a bullet when Bennett’s fever lasted less than 8 hours and produced no other symptoms (Tuesday night to Wednesday morning), Luke woke up at 5:45 today feeling warm and coughing a little. Not good.

Speech

While I’ve mentioned here and there several times that Jack Henry is speech delayed, I’ve never given the subject its own blog post. Because I finally have a bit of progress to share, today’s the day!
But first, how cute is he?

Last week, he had his second Parents as Teachers visit where the early childhood [...]

(almost) Wordless Wednesday: Footed Pajamas

Sigh. This is the last year for footed pajamas in our house (I don’t like to put them on kids who are potty trained; not that Bennett would have ever worn them past 2 anyway). Jack Henry wore his first pair of the season last night and looked so cute and cozy! [...]

Like Father, Like Son

Jack Henry’s 2nd Birthday Recap

Update from yesterday: the washer got fixed today for well within what we’d set our repair limit to be. Gah. Part of me was sincerely hoping that it was dead, so I could get something snazzy. Truly, though, I am glad that we’re not having to spend the money on a new [...]

Sigh.

Time: 8am this morning
Place: Hall Bathroom
Bennett says, “Mom! I just told Luke to be really careful not to get water all over the counter today because I JUST cleaned it yesterday before Jack Henry’s party. I used this towel to wipe off the water.”
Me: “Well, thanks!” (Inside, I’m thinking, seriously? Are [...]

Happy 2nd Birthday, Jack Henry!

His birthday is actually tomorrow, the 26th…
Every morning for the last year or more, Jack Henry has joined Matt and me in our bed somewhere in the vicinity of 6am (for a while it was the 5 o’clock hour, which lead me to try this). He snuggles for a while, and then sits and [...]