Duff Goldman I will never be. But when my weak imitation causes this reaction: I can’t say that I care. Ethan had a great day today. Visiting with family, walking into a house occupied mostly by balloons, playing with trains. He had been anticipating his ‘big party’ for several days. After a delicious...
Archives - September 2009
Ethan’s Birthday, Part II.
Saturday, September 19 2009 - Family
More from Ethan’s Birthday Week.
Thursday, September 17 2009 - Family
Turning 4 is a Very Big Deal. So here are more photos from Ethan’s birthday – we have many more festivities planned for this weekend (I get exhausted just looking at my calendar). ...
Happy 4th Birthday, Ethan!
Tuesday, September 15 2009 - Family
Today you turn 4, Big Fella. Four years ago it was pouring rain at 6 a.m. when your dad drove me to the hospital. You were born just a few hours later, at 12:50 p.m. And oh, how our life changed. We never had to worry about your appetite, though in the first four months you were a skinny little thing...
Sunday with the Train.
Monday, September 14 2009 - Family
Anyone who has been around Ethan for any length of time knows how he feels about trains, so yesterday we took the kids to the Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad . The weather was perfect, we all had fun, and Ethan ended up with an engineer’s cap. Oh, and then we enjoyed a picnic on the grounds. There...
Sunday Morning History.
Monday, September 07 2009 - Family
Yesterday we drove to Grafton, where replicas of the Niña and Pinta were docked. We thought it would be a good opportunity for the kids to see the conditions under which Columbus and his crew sailed. We wanted to see it, too. Boy, was it an eye-opener. The ships were TINY. “65 feet long” seems long until...
Ethan, on Disasters.
Sunday, September 06 2009 - Funny Stuff
Ethan: [insert overly animated gestures and facial expressions as appropriate] “We close our door when there is a fire, like this!” [closes door] “We do that. And one night there was a storm with LOTS of thunder, and LOTS of lightning that made me sit up in bed and then I went in Mom and Dad’s...
How We Spent Last Wednesday Evening.
Saturday, September 05 2009 - Funny Stuff
Greg tried to fix the car window which decided to quit working in the ‘down’ position on a chilly morning: And Ethan practiced for Chinese Fire Drills: That is all....
Weekend, Where Hast Thou Gone?
Wednesday, September 02 2009 - Family
Really, this post is about two weekends. During the first weekend, Greg was out of town. After working my ass off for two days mowing, cleaning, painting, et cetera, I decided to take the kids to the Missouri Botanical Garden. My decision was heavily (okay, solely) influenced by the fact that admission...
