Posts tagged with “simon”

We decided to try our hand at homemade Valentines this year for Simon’s preschool buddies. Though I had never thought about it until Rebecca mentioned it, I too prefer to pass out not-candy Valentines, and I found these cute twig arrows via Pinterest. Although I originally had visions of gathering sticks with Simon and passing a happy, you know, half […]

What is your favorite color? Red Who is your best friend? River and Josh What do you want to be when you grow up? A daddy . . . and make websites What is your favorite animal? Cheetah What is your favorite book? the Lightning McQueen book What do you like to do with your family? Go to the park […]

DPP pics from past years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

This Christmas Eve saw the return of a few family traditions: new, matching jammies for all the kids, catching up on the Jesse Tree, and hot chocolate stirred with a candy cane. And we tried a few new things (all of which I think will be keepers): tempura for dinner, driving around to look at […]

Tonight the children at Redeemer had their Christmas program. When I asked Simon if he wanted to have a speaking part, he said, “No, thank you.” How about just singing with the other kids? “No, thank you.” How about Ian? A polite “no thank-you” from him too. I knew it wouldn’t be worth it to push, […]

The boys have been begging to have a snowball fight. I’m not sure Ian knew what he was getting into. It ended with a snowball in his face (an accident). DPP pics from past years: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

I wanted the boys to be able to play outside in the snow, but I didn’t want to have to bundle Clara. We found a workable solution: the boys played on the balcony, and Clara stayed snug in her crib. It took twice as much time to suit up and unbundle as it did for […]