The kids are getting big. Ouest is really easy these days. She plays good, is imaginative, talks and talks, says please and thank-you without prodding, and all sorts of things that make her seem less like my baby girl and more like my big girl. Today we went on a … Read More

Feeling overwhelmed lately. Our life sure looks carefree from the outside, but sometimes it feels like we just heap a ton of crap onto our “schedule.” Before we know what happened we’re cruising along on three or four hours of sleep a night, and not because the kids aren’t sleeping, … Read More

Today we took the kids to the local apple orchard for some good old-fashioned Minnesota fun. Hay rides, tractor rides, mazes made out of bundles of hay, and of course apples. It was fun. Cold, but fun. As usual Lowe and Ouest didn’t care all that much about the rides, … Read More

And just like that it is winter. Minnesota. Man. Ali asked her sister today if we were going to get any more warm weather and she said, “Oh yeah, it will get into the fifties.” Doesn’t she know that water, and small white Mexican children, freeze at 52 degrees? Then … Read More

Well stop squeezin’ man.

Ali took Ouest to the library this morning for storytime. It took Ouest a minute to figure out the concept of sitting around with other kids while a stranger reads a book, but she eventually got into it. Afterwards she received a stamp on her hand and got to play … Read More

Aunt Katy has become Ouest’s idol in just two days. It’s all about Katy. She woke up from her nap today calling, “Papa, Papa, Papa,” just like always. But the second I walked in the room she switched over to, “Katy? Katy? Katy?” It’s great of course, but has its … Read More

As promised Ouest laced up the skates this morning and took off down the driveway. Though she did accept some help. And yes, she did indeed do the jump trick. The nice thing about having cousins ten years or more older is that grandparents never throw anything away. This means … Read More

The past couple of days have been spent hanging out around home, having another dinner or two with family, and the like. But mostly what we’ve, or rather Ali, have been doing is packing. If you saw us packing up to go to the airport you’d think, “There is no … Read More