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I say it’s my birthday

Happy birthday to me! The day is drawing to a close, and I have to say, it’s been a pretty good one.

I started my day with a run, which took a little motivation, but felt good in the long run. It was all part of my strategic plan (more later). The morning prep went […]

Bummed out

A little over a year ago, Caden tested positive for a peanut allergy. We discovered it after he ate a peanut butter sandwich about a year and a half ago and hives broke out around his mouth. So since last July, we’ve been carrying around an EpiPen, telling anyone who would listen that he’s allergic […]

This Week in Photos: Aug. 24-30

I’ve decided to start a weekly post. It will be called “This Week in Photos” and will appropriately include photos from the past week. I’ll try to do this each Saturday. Since NaBloPoMo ends tomorrow (for me), this is something I can try to keep up with for a while, until I (crazily) decide to […]

Better

That’s what I would call today-“better.” The boys were infinitely better today! We had playgroup here this morning, and they were very excited about that, so I think that helped keep them on their best behavior. All of the kids had a great time. They played on our neighbors’ swingset, in our sandbox, and on […]

Brave Caden

Today we had Caden’s annual allergy appointment. For those of you who don’t know, Caden is allergic to peanuts. Not scary allergic, but he broke out in hives around his mouth about a year and a half ago when we fed him a peanut butter sandwich. We had him tested a year ago, and it […]

Caden’s internet singing debut

Caden loves music. He’s always humming when he’s sucking his thumb while holding his “big blue blankie.” He sings a lot. He dances quite a bit more that Noah ever did. He’ll bust out with his air guitar for absolutely no reason. (His air guitar is actually pretty hilarious. I’ll have to get it on […]

Happy Birthday Caden!!!

Caden had his 2nd birthday on Saturday. How has it already been two years? How do I already have 2 kids, ages 4 and 2??? Am I really old enough for this (trust me, I am!)?

We started the day with French Toast, then spending some time outside in the snow. It was very cold […]

Badger day with Caden

Yesterday, we took Caden to the Badger game with Andy’s parents. It was the Michigan game, as well as our chili tailgate day. I’m telling you, we Wisconsin fans know how to tailgate! Caden was happy with his apple and chips. And he’s perfectly entertained tossing the football around with Grandpa!

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The longest afternoon ever

Today, around 1:15 CST, I heard some loud voices, followed by a thud. No, I wasn’t taping the beginning of a “Law & Order” episode. I was listening to my four-year-old shove his little brother into the corner of the play table because Noah didn’t want Caden putting more stickers on his sheet of paper.

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Biased? Maybe…

Today, I went to my mom’s house to pick up the boys, and Caden was in his singing mood. Here’s what he was singing:

“On, Sconsin! On, Sconsin! Tutdun hmm hmm LINE! Oooh wah wah!”

Translation: “On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line/Touchdown sure this time! U rah rah!”

Noah can sing the […]