Our kids are such nudists. They are the hippies that Ali and I, being Minnesotans, never got to be. Today I had some stuff to do in the morning. When I got back around noon Ouest was naked. Me: Ouest is still naked? Ali: She was dressed. Her hair was done too. … Read More

This condo we’re in comes with twice weekly maid service. We’re not much into having maids though so we tell her no thanks three times out of four. Having a maid seems to do nothing but produce more work for Ali because you can’t have the maid come with dirty … Read More

We kind of consider this our neighborhood now that we’ve been wandering it’s streets for the past couple of years. And yet every time we go out I find new things to photograph. That little house with the blue door; we were about ready to knock and see if we could buy … Read More

Ali was home alone with the kids this morning when Lowe needed to lay down. Meaning Ouest would be alone for fifteen minutes or so. Ali told her if she needed to use the bathroom to go ahead and do it. So when she came out of Lowe’s room a … Read More

Ouest is moving on from merely swimming to attempting to swim underwater. She’s awesome. I love taking her in the pool and just letting her go nuts. She does crazy dives, swims from one end to the other, and now ducks her head under and takes a couple of paddles. … Read More

Ouest usually wakes up around 7:30 in the morning. By that time Lowe has been up anywhere from one to two hours. When she wakes she announces it by yelling out, “Papa!” That’s my cue to head on in and let her know it’s okay to get up. If she … Read More

Just not a heck of a lot going on around here lately. Ate what has to be the greatest pork torta on the face of this planet at Pepe’s. That was fun. Went grocery shopping and used the cart with the kids Cozy Coupe on the front. That was fun. … Read More

Since we had our buddy Nick here we thought we’d try and get a family picture today. So yeah, better photographer than usual, same results as usual.

Ouest and Lowe both needed to get new passport photos taken today. It was pretty much a given that Lowe wouldn’t sit still and that Ouest wouldn’t be down with posing for a picture. And yet, by some miracle, we pulled it off in under five minutes. We picked them … Read More