Once Again, Sometimes Less is More

Tonight David gave both of the kids a bath together. Usually I help by taking Anthony from him and putting lotion on him and getting him dressed while David finishes up Madeline’s bath. Tonight, however, I had a surge of energy coupled with a surge of motivation and I transformed into a house cleaning fool. [...]

Boys and Their Toys

Madeline made out pretty well this past Christmas. She got some fun new toys, which she has been enjoying, although I have to admit they have pushed me over the edge and I have been living in a perpetual state of panic for the past few days wondering where I am supposed to put her [...]

Sometimes, Less is More

and in this case, a lot less would be better!

As you can see Madeline has developed an affection for my makeup. In the first picture she got a hold of my concealer and put it all over her mouth making it look like she didn’t have any lips. In the second picture she tried out [...]

Merry Christmas

We spent the day with David’s family for Christmas Eve, and tomorrow we are spending the day with my family. I’m pretty tired from being gone all day long, so I don’t have anything exciting to say. Instead I will leave you with 2 pictures of the kids in their Christmas hats and wish you [...]

Baby It’s Cold Outside

It is cold here! Seriously cold. Bitterly cold. Miserably cold. You get the point! 
The high today is supposed to be 5 degrees. Right now it is -2 with a wind chill of -17. I am really starting to wonder why I live in Wisconsin. 
It is so cold that I have not felt like taking the [...]

Can You Say Therapy?

I have had numerous conversations with people about Anthony and one thing we say quite often is that Anthony looks like a boy. Even though he is just a baby he just looks like a boy, and for that matter Madeline just looked like a girl. Why is that? Is it because we dress them [...]

That Old Holiday Tradition

Last Friday my mom and I thought our lives were not stressful enough and decided it would be a good idea to take the kids in to get some Christmas pictures taken. You know, nothing screams holiday cheer quite like packing up your 2 young children, braving the cold Wisconsin winter weather, and joining 15 [...]

If Only Men Could Lactate

Today at church Anthony didn’t want to sleep. David worked pretty hard to get him to fall asleep, so when he actually accomplished his goal he didn’t want to put him in his carseat when church was done. Instead he cuddled with him until the mass exodus was done. 
One woman who we had never met [...]

I’m Just Doing My Part

Last weekend we went to the mall. I had been there earlier in the day and had noticed that Gap had some pretty good sales going on so I convinced David that we should all go there so he could corral the kids while I shopped.
Let me tell you I had a blast shopping. I’m [...]

Another Conversation With Madeline

David took the day off of work and I slept in. Madeline came upstairs to wake me up and tell me that I needed to go feed Anthony. She climbed into bed and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I rolled over and said, “Good morning sweetie” to which she replied, “Your mouth stinks.” [...]