The tree is up! We got it up on Saturday, after I spent three hours arguing with the lights and readjusting them twice. The kids got to put up their special ornaments, including the ones they picked out this year at Disneyland.

Ane is slowly learning how to write her own name. She has all the letters down – it’s getting them in the right order that’s the problem. Her real name has just a few more letters than her blog one. Yesterday, I took Ane over to my parents’ house after we dropped Tad off at […]

We have seriously overdone the ENTIRE Star Wars series in our house. At least from my point of view. But, then again, I’ve been watching these movies my whole life, which is a lot longer than the kids have been watching them. To prove my point, here is one Star Wars anecdote from each child. […]

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so we’re told. Ane doesn’t believe that. Breakfast at our house, with the exception of Saturdays, is usually a very hurried affair. Ever since Ane entered school last year, it has become a crazed ritual in which I tell the kids to eat, and half an […]