This is the only good picture that we got of our visit to the Muppet exhibit a week ago: The older four enjoyed it. I don’t think Rupert cared all that much, but he was a very good-natured baby about the whole visit. The upshot of our visit to the exhibit is that the kids [...]

Welcome to the family, baby girl! The Captain and Q-Bee make ‘em cute. If her sisters are any indication, this one’s going to be a little dolly as well. The Captain now has three little girls. I predict that in 15 years, he will be keeping his guns well cleaned.

I received a text message yesterday morning that told me that I have another beautiful niece! Belle and Berry have a new baby sister, weighing in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces, who will now be called Beth on this blog. I have the “B” motif going for that particular set of nieces. Congratulations to the [...]

We’ve come a long way in one year. Ane has really grown in these last nine months. She’s made some good friends. She gets along pretty well with her peers. She’s learning how to take a joke. I hate to say it, but she’s ready for kindergarten. I felt like crying on her last day [...]