We let Ane watch “The Little Mermaid” for the first time a couple of days ago. She liked the movie well enough, but I think she was a little confused by the plot (Ursula and the whole magic bit). However, she is under the impression that her Daddy is the prince in all the Disney […]

We spent Christmas Eve with the Webmaster’s family. This was a complicated effort, because Christmas Eve was a Sunday and we had a Christmas service at church in the morning. So we packed up the minivan and left immediately after church for scenic Morton, Washington, just 30 miles away from Mount Rainier. The kids napped […]

As promised, here are some more pictures (mostly of Tad) from our Christmas celebrations: Tad was fascinated by ribbons. Left to himself, he would have played with one package for hours before beating it into submission. Of course, who needs presents? Just give the boy a fly swatter and he’s happy. Christmas morning at home. […]

My darling daughter, Today is your third birthday. I can hardly believe that it’s been three years since you came into this world (four days late! Sorry, I promise to stop harping on that, oh, when you have a baby that shows up late) and made me a mommy. I can’t thank you enough. I […]