Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Ever since we moved to Brookfield I’ve been really excited to take a class at the Brookfield Zoo. As a teacher I need to keep taking Masters level coursework both to keep my certificate active and to increase my place on the pay scale. The zoo offers classes just for teachers that meet both of […]
Read More Papier-mâchéI’ve been wanting to do this for a while now, and finally had some time to get around to it tonight. Several of Zoe’s pieces of artwork are on display below. She is truly a multi-material type artist. The pictures below are some of her best examples of fingerpainting, drawing, piece gluing, and her latest […]
Read More Zoe’s ArtworkWe went to the doctor yesterday and have baby2’s first pictures here. Everything looks good so far, the due date is a little sooner than we had originally thought – January 15th.
Read More Baby 2 Ultrasound PicturesGH (Grandpa Harry) uses a system of organization Zak named “The Notecard System.” This is how it works: Whenever GH has an idea, a question, new information, or an interesting thought he writes it down on a blank notecard with a black felt pen. He then puts the notecard in his shirt pocket or on […]
Read More Notecard SystemWE’RE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!! ZOE’S GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!! AN AWESOME ONE AT THAT!!!! YAY!!!!!! YIPPEE!!! Important info: The doctor said that everything looks great. I’m 11 weeks along. The baby is due January 15, 2008.
Read More We’re Climbing a Ladder, We’re on the Rooftop, And We’re Shouting…We knew it was bound to happen, and it did this weekend. Zoe was walking, triped over a crack in the sidewalk, went down, and skinned up her knee. She screamed and screamed like she was getting the flu shot again. We quickly swooped her up and cuddled her as BubBub gave her lots of […]
Read More First Major Skinned Knee of Summer 2007Zoe is such a girl of routine. We were about to head to the park for a bit this afternoon and were ready to walk out the door when Zoe started to rub her arm. Zak and I couldn’t figure out what she meant, so she started to have a mini melt down. It then […]
Read More Are We Ready Yet?We have neighbors across the street that are about our age, but unlike us, are just off. They are nice enough, but just not terribly social and the husband wears overalls. (Which is fine, just different considering there aren’t any farms nearby.) They had their first baby a few months ago and since then her […]
Read More GrandmaGrandma in the Street http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3729213106253439673&hl=en Baking Cookies http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7589468382569838613&hl=en Baking and Barking http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-2738615297991221584&hl=en Playing with Huge Junglie Monkey http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3516241727156321056&hl=en
Read More Video Update – June 24, 2007My Grandpa Owen has had to use a scooter to get around for the past few weeks and for the upcoming weeks ahead, but he’s adjusted just fine! He likes to go for walks around the neighborhood, just strolling along. He has a small basket in front that he tends to put his new cellphone […]
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