Tag: kids

JoAnn is off on a retreat through later on Sunday, so I’m manning the fort with the oldest three kiddos. This is my update. Saturday was a bit of a blur…morning interrupted by taekwondo, so we had gotten up, did chores, ate breakfast, and then went to class, essentially. Came home, at lunch, Joshie had…

JoAnn is off on a retreat through later on Sunday, so I’m manning the fort with the oldest three kiddos. This is my update. Day One: all kids accounted for from what was a good day. Two of the three did wake up in the middle of the night…Mika was sleepwalking and out of it, Joshie was…

Have you seen the Liam Neeson movie Taken yet? I’d wanted to see since I saw the previews way back when, and we got it via NetFlix this week. And watched it, of course. While this post isn’t going to be a review, I do have to say that I ended up liking the movie…

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I judge myself pretty harshly, especially when it comes to how I stack up against my ideals and how I am as a Christian. But today at the park I was reminded of how I am…not once, but twice. The first incident was with a little African-American girl,…

With JoAnn and little Josh out of town since Thursday, I was asking the older two tonight if they missed Josh. Sammy started actually crying, followed by Mika. They miss their little brother! Sammy actually said he misses Josh’s crying. They certainly do love Josh!

JoAnn, Josh, and now Mika all have the flu, so things have slowed a bit on the blog front. Should have an update or post (maybe two) this evening.

Rachael’s visit in August was a highlight our our year, and despite me having to work (used up all vacation time between Joshua’s birth and then hospitalization), it was a very good time. The kids, as you can see, bonded with her (she was amazing with them)…as did JoAnn. Not that I didn’t, since we…

Not the best pic, but Josh was having a hard time with the camera…being not yet 10 months and all. And no, that’s not a scowl on my face. Truly.

What a certain little boy doesn’t know is that we secretly switched his stocking with a different one:

Well, think we may have to consider Josh’s Christmas present for next year. After seeing the bills (that’s Tacoma Power on top), he immediately hacked into their network and reduced our payment. I’d be more impressed if we didn’t already use Click! for internet, making this a little more like an internal hack…but still, at…