Before we left the house this morning I took a quick picture of the kids. They all were so happy and smiley. Although you can see Anika was still chilled and sleepy but regardless happy. E is making a fashion statement today with striped socks, plaid capris and a polka dot fleece–and a smile to pull it all off with…
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Standing strong
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In the midst of round two (me), three (Anika) and four (Nathan) of the horrid icky flu at our house, yesterday Anika pulled herself up to stand. She was sick herself but showed us how she can stand strong by pulling herself up numerous times on different things. I just finally ran to get the camera to document it so…
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Cheeseburger Fries Hotdish
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Miss E loves to help me cook. (Note: That is not blood on her nose. It is a heart shaped sticker that she proudly placed there herself.) One evening this week she was concocting her own recipe which was peanut butter mixed with honey. Her recipe was going smooth until she grabbed some apple cider vinegar and dumped that in…
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Winter house arrest is over
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Brutal winters lead to spring which leads to flooding and mud. Cool temperatures continue and we always hold out for April sunshine to warm our frozen tundra. Spring is not official on the prairie until it is finally warm enough for us to break free of winter house arrest. Anika has been too little to get outside much in the…
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Pete to the rescue
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I cannot document everything with pictures. This morning was one of those moments I don’t want to remember with pictures. After having both Friday and Monday off from work and finally being home with out business travel, we were back into our normal morning routine. A routine I love. At least most mornings I love it. Everything was going smooth…
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