The best part of Auntie having a Silhouette is the custom vinyl cutouts that she can make, and then press on to shirts and sweatshirts for the kids. Each of the boys got one this Christmas.  Tad got a new Batman hoodie, but the little boys got ones that you just can’t find in stores […]

The first day back at school kind of took all the ginger out of Thumper. I really thought he would sleep in, but he and Rerun woke up at 6 am, when Ane was getting ready for school.  We told them to stay in bed.  By 7 am, we finally gave up any hope of […]

Before we went back to school, we got to celebrate Danny’s 17th (!!!!! really!!!!) birthday at the pool! As you might guess, this party is always a hit with my kids. Tad got to chill in the hot tub, Rerun tried out the giant slide solo for the first time, and Thumper went down the […]

We finally had our Oshogatsu feast last Saturday!  Our spread always looks good. Baby Cousin assumed the role of “quality control inspector” for the evening, and helped herself to some kamaboko during her inspection. She gave us the thumbs up, and dinner commenced.  Now it really DOES feel like a new year!