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When we bought our trampoline
We weren’t aware that it would become the largest pack-n-play (without the pack part) in the world. It’s the best place to stick babies during outdoor play. They can see everything. They love the...
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Winfield Sharma
Since we built our climbing wall Winfield’s been really interested in watching climbing videos. Right now his favorite climber is Chris Sharma. We kind of encourage it. He’s a really cool role...
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Dress Rehearsal
The kids’ costumes came to day. They picked them last week. It was a perfect time for a dress rehearsal. They worn them for most of the evening. I got to read Elmo a book tonight before bed. If...
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This morning I asked Win where he would want to go…
…if he could go anywhere in the world. He quickly said, “Sudan! Cuz you can get a 100 trillion dollar bill there.” Next homeschool lesson-hyperinflation.
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Jared and I often wonder what our kids are going to think of our parenting
We know that there will come a day when they are talking with their friends and they realize that they have some very weird stories about growing up Henderson. Like this. In the afternoons we have...
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We Have a Pet*!!!
*sort of. Last a month a stray cat started hanging around our house. He looked really skinny and hungry, so we started feeding him. Jared and I both have some nasty cat allergies. So getting a cat...
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BFFs
Miriam, who goes by the cutest nickname ever of Mumsie, lives next door. She’s 9 months older than Dale. For the longest time the 2 of them didn’t exactly have the social skills to play together....
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Raising kids on a vegan diet is occasionally hilarious
Win is a very ideological child. I have no idea where he gets that from ;-) So the other day while working on his homeschool Win saw the food pyramid for the first time. Upon seeing he started...
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Favorites
Both Win and Harriet made some really funny favorite statements recently. Winfield commented, “Mom, my favorite kind of seafood is seaweed.” This especially funny because we eat vegan. What other...
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Much to his grandmother’s delight Winfield’s been playing for the Redwings
He’s lost, count ‘em, 5 of his front teeth. He lost all 5 in a period of about 2 weeks. He’s a bit hard to understand when he talks. I’m not kidding. But he has some monster adult chompers on the...
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Warning, overeating potential is high
This is one of my favorite go-to recipes. I had a soup like this a year ago in a restaurant. It was so delicious I came home and googled until I found something similar. This is what I came up with....
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Happy (Belated) Birthday Dale and Harriet
I never did bog Dale and Harriet’s birthday. Here are some pix of the night before. The kids each made paper birthday banners. Win made one for Harriet and Harriet made one for Dale. Both kids...
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A couple of weekends ago we spent some time at The Cabin
It was glorious. We were all snuggled in, fire roaring, sun shining on a frozen lake, and the kids played and played and played together. Muffins, popcorn, pick-up-sticks, Battleship, Uno. I love...
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New Roller Pink Skates
The neighbors got roller blades for christmas. Not wanting to fall behind the neighbors we got some wheels for our kids too. Harriet, not the most steady child, wasn’t going to have a great...
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One Winfield on the Rocks Please
Win never gets cold, or hot for that matter. He’s very temperature insensitive. He’s also quite frugal for a kid, always saving his money and reluctant to spend. I joke that I feel sorry for his...
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Every day for lunch I eat the same thing
And everyday for lunch Dale steals about 10% of it. Usually she sits next to me and I spoon bites into her mouth. But the other day I served her portion into a bowl. She was so cute eating it....
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For Christmas
Win asked for a microscope. Thanks Grandpa Goose and Grandma Jan. Here he is showing it off to the neighbors.
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It was a pretty november day
Jared had a broken foot. He suffered a lisfranc injury in the fall and was on crutches for 6 weeks or so. No one had been hiking for a while. Jared was at work that day so I decided that a hiking...
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A quick trip to see Grandma and Bah
For the past several winters my parents have been enjoying the Arizona winter sunshine. Last week the kids and I went down to visit them while Jared crammed in a week of working late evenings. We had...
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