Archive for June, 2011

best foot forward

My sister told me recently about a friend she has who took her first trip to Utah recently. Her response? [...]

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Posted in reflections | 3 Comments »

uncle!(s) (and grandpa, too)

The more the merrier. They were serious life savers while we were on vacation. What do people who don’t have [...]

Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Posted in the boys, vacation | 2 Comments »

he’s all grown up now

First real haircut. First rejection by a girl. (A redhead, no less!) First attempt at making that darned baby belly [...]

Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

simon says

“I need to smell your nose.”

Friday, June 24th, 2011
Posted in Loose Ends | No Comments »

downton abbey

We got home yesterday morning and one of the first things I saw when I walked in the door was [...]

Friday, June 24th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

dinos aren’t real

But Oliver doesn’t know that. We went to the zoo to see the dinosaurs — actually, the animals, but we [...]

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Posted in Oliver, vacation | 1 Comment »

dear micah,

I was thinking about writing you a love letter for Father’s Day. You know, to let you know how much [...]

Monday, June 20th, 2011
Posted in celebration, the boys, vacation | No Comments »

being home — a crosspost

This is cross-posted on The Mother Runner. I’m still trying to figure out how to decide what makes a Knotty [...]

Friday, June 17th, 2011
Posted in housewifery, motherhood, the boys, the day-to-day, vacation | 1 Comment »

I should be so lucky

When we got off the plane here in Utah and picked up our luggage, we ran into one of the [...]

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Posted in little people, motherhood, people we know | 2 Comments »

generations

The boys only have one great-grandparent left. There were three when Simon was born, but in the past three years [...]

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Posted in people we know, the boys, vacation | 1 Comment »