Mothering Emma Kate and Jack…

Jack gets a make-over

Jack very patiently allowed Juliana and Emma to give him a “make-over” Saturday evening! The girls had lots of fun, Kathy made a wonderful baked ziti, and Chris pushed Andy to admit that he enjoys “geek stuff” too.

Sibling love

One day these two will be horrified that they bathed together. But for now… it doesn’t get any cuter than this!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all! It’s hard to believe Christmas has already come and gone. Emma Kate and Jack had a huge Christmas this year… Santa was very good to them both. On Christmas Eve, we visited with Santa, baked cookes, and read the Christmas story. (During the reading of the Christmas [...]

Christmas Eve

We were excited to have Grammy, Wink, and Annie spend Christmas Eve and Christmas night with us. Christmas Eve we (finally) had the opportunity to visit with Santa and see the huge snowglobe (a big excitement for Jack) at Northlake Mall. In the evening, Emma and Grammy baked cookies, and both kids were [...]

Christmas with the Bauguess crew

We enjoyed Christmas festivities with the Bauguess family Saturday. The quote from our visit is: “You’re not suppose to get clothes for Christmas… only toys!” (Emma Kate’s words upon receiving super cute clothes from Aunt Malinda and Uncle Josh). It was fun to see everyone, although we missed Monica, Matt, Kelly, and Graylyn.
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Christmas with the Clausens

We enjoyed Christmas with the Clausens Friday evening. As always, Joanna was the perfect “Martha Stewart” hostess. We had lots of yummy foods to eat (including, of course, the famous spinach dip!), and enjoyed spending time with dear friends. Runny noses aside (see Santa hat picture of Emma below), we had a [...]

Pictures with Danielle

We had lots of fun last week when Danielle visited to take pictures of the kids. Emma Kate is now a huge fan of Danielle (she loved posing for the camera!). It was great to catch up with an old friend and chase the little guys around for two days. Here are [...]