This last Sunday, our dear friend Best Babysitter celebrated her wedding with a small reception at a local restaurant. This included a reciting of vows, which I didn’t know was scheduled (and then spent the time trying to keep the volume on Thumper’s iPad turned down).  The older boys, though… As Tad said: “Ewww, they’re […]

Super Bowl weekend?  Without the Seahawks playing, it’s just an excuse to get together with Friend and Doc and eat junk food. But oh, the glory days were glorious. The kids were smaller then, too. Maybe someday it will all happen again…

Who are those tall people standing in the back?  I mean, who are those kids??? We had our annual Christmas dinner with Friend and Doc and the boys, which culminated in the annual picture (you want presents?  You want cookies?  You WILL smile nicely for this picture), featuring the Big 4 in the back (in […]

“Aunt Friend, teach me your ways, that I may play the 20th Century Fox fanfare for myself…” I’m really hoping he has the patience to learn to play an instrument for himself!