Aloha and Holo Holo

Are We Cute or What?! 

Well, we are all packed and ready to go--even Jeff, who normally leaves his packing to 15 minutes before we walk out the door. We got everyt...

As Ruth gave me a report on her school day today, she suddenly became very excited and obviously quite proud of herself when she reported th...

It's always fun to try to communicate with someone from a foreign country, especially when neither of you speak the other's language...

Today I got out every summer outfit that both of my children own, and I'm hoping it's enough to get them through two weeks in Brazil...

Ice Cream Face 

Wouldn't it be so much more fun to listen to the radio if you knew they would only play songs you liked, and if they did play a song you...

There are so many things a 3 1/2-year-old can do. Picking up the toys off the floor in the playroom isn't one of them. I mean, physicall...

Weston had his two-month check-up today (a little early) and I wanted to share his stats with everyone. He now weighs 11 lbs. 10 oz. and is ...

Pretty Peacock 

This morning Ruth's preschool class did a little play, and Ruth was the peacock. She was so excited about her role and she did a fantast...

Overall Cutie 

Jeff, equipped with only a cell phone and a laptop, is giving a presentation, complete with Power Point slides, to a group of people in Japa...

Somewhere there is a man (I know it's a man--or at least an aunt who doesn't have any children of her own) who is very proud of hims...

Butterflies 

Look out, ladies! 

My Little Cuties 

Plumber Jeff 

Turns out Jeff is a plumber. Yesterday he managed to fix not one, but two malfunctioning sinks in our house, and win major brownie points by...

Last night Jeff and I got to go on a date for the first time since Weston joined our family. As we arrived at the grandparents', I reali...