After the Go-Carts, the Bumper Boats: Hyper kids got super wet, completely drenched. Two curly-whirly girls: And Tim? Fourteen years of you? Who could have imagined it? You’re growing like crazy, one more year at home before you head out to pursue your EDUCATION, Man. You’re a talented baby-wrangler, and an endlessly patient uncle–so much […]
We had a last-minute trip to Lilli-putt. We didn’t do the mini-golf, just go-carts and bumper boats. The little niece and nephews came with, which was fun for Tim who is an understated man. To have people this EXCITED and GIDDY at your birthday, that’s awesome. On to the bumper boats! love, Val
When I say by six weeks, he looked like an actual GUY, I wasn’t exaggerating. Tim? You grew so fast it was astonishing. Awww, cute little Minneapolis baby, living in a drafty house. Sweaters, t-shirts, socks, and moccasins, all on a thick quilt, covered with blankets on a drafty maple floor. It appears he thrived
We did the go carts and bumper boats. Dan and Alicia and their guys joined us. Then lunch, presents, cupcakes. It was a lovely day. And you, Timothy Dennis? Thank you for your patience and your sense of humor. We are so lucky you’re in this family. Everything is better because you’re here. We could
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He really is. I invited t.c. and his brothers for a sleepover because I miss them. The brothers had strep throat and couldn’t come. But t.c. could. That’s fine. The brothers can come next week, maybe. We’ll figure it out. So the kid arrived and dodged around me like a hockey player and zeroed in
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They stopped over at Oly and Julie’s last night with a Christmas gift, and had a lot of fun meeting their fancy bird. So fun. These pictures made me laugh. Merry Christmas, you guys, love, Val and Jay and Everybody
Heidi sent a big package of construction paper, so we took inspiration and made some goofy Thanksgiving turkeys–pj’s has eyes with long eyelashes drawn with sparkly crayon. And it’s winter now, at least a month earlier than we expected. Bah. The kids are happy enough about it. We had lunch with my parents and my
He is, so we had a party last night. It was a beautiful, hot day, just like the day he was born. We were mostly outside because it was just too stuffy inside the house. The new bike: The big, fat chocolate cake: I thought about buying a cake, skip running the oven, but it
Okay, so this morning, I wandered upstairs while everyone was still sleeping, and found this note on the bathroom door. Whaaaat? Okay this: Julia has a subscription to a fan magazine, a birthday gift years in a row from my sister Pam and her family–truly a spectacular gift. But they have way too many posters
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