Derek’s parents had one last day on their membership to the Henry Ford/Greenfield Village, so we squeezed in a trip to the museum while everyone was in town! They have all sorts of vehicles there, including a bunch of train cars… Tommy loved all the cars, of course, and Elizabeth was super excited to see […]
Category Archive for 'Elizabeth'
Elizabeth’s 4 Year Stats
Posted in Elizabeth on May 17th, 2013
Well, Elizabeth’s trip to the doctor this morning went fairly well. Her stats: Height: 40 1/2 inches (Tommy was 39 3/4 inches) Weight: 39 lbs (Tommy was 41 lbs 7 0z) The bummer was that she totally freaked out and threw a tantrum about getting her shots. This from the child who used to sit […]
Lizzie at 4
Posted in Elizabeth on May 15th, 2013
Time is flying by so fast that I didn’t have a chance until last night to sit down and think about Elizabeth’s developments at age 4. Despite my best efforts to keep her an Elizabeth, everyone in the family except me exclusively calls her Lizzie. I do like the nickname–Lizzy Bennet is one of her […]
Today Elizabeth turns four. She’s really a big kid now! She got her main birthday present a day early, because we didn’t quite hide it well enough yesterday. She LOVES having a big girl bike! Now she and Tommy can ride bikes together! (And that’s all they wanted to do, despite the 90 degree heat!) […]
Oobleck
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Tommy on May 8th, 2013
We had some friends from church over to play yesterday afternoon, and I promised the kids we could do a messy activity with Chloe and James. We decided to make Oobleck. I didn’t take too many pictures of the early stages (mixing the cornstarch with water, mixing in the colors), but here the kids are, […]
Popsicles are the perfect treat at the end of a long, hot day.
After a really hard night, it’s nice to have sweet helpers.
In the past few days, Janie has become a completely new baby. Gone are the easy, sleepy days. Despite me being off of dairy and Mexican food for the past week and a half, she fusses all evening, has mucus-filled diapers, sleeps restlessly, and is generally going through that “delightful” 6-week colic stage. Fortunately, Laura […]
Carriers from Laura
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Apr 30th, 2013
A bonus with having a babywearing expert come to visit is that you find yourself with new carriers! The girls were thrilled to wear their dolls and stuffed animals. I love, love, love my new Pikkolo. It has all the best attributes of our Bjorn and Ergo, plus a ton of thoughtful little things that […]
Derek was gone this weekend, so Laura came out to visit and help me with the kids! It’s way easier taking all four to the park when there is someone to help…