Category:Family

Today before bed Jacob brought me this note. It was so unexpected and sweet. Now I have my own spontaneous note from Jacob, back in November he gave one to Melissa (Project 365-321: A note for Mommy).

We had our follow-up appointment at the fracture clinic. Our little girls collar-bone is broke in two places, and should heal on it own. She just has to keep her arm in sling. Day one with the sling went alright, sure there was times that she wanted off but for the most part she wore …
Continue reading POD: My poor Baby Girl

Today Violet had an accident. While coming down the stairs as she neared the bottom, and was beyond what I thought of as the danger zone, she slipped and fell. At first we didn’t think it was serious, but it soon became clear that it was something more serious. So we packed the kids into …
Continue reading POD: Broken Bone, but not a broken spirit

Today for the kids lunch Melissa and I got creative. Using decorative baking trays we put together a sample tray for each of them.  They seemed to really like it. I’m thinking we’re going to have to get a few more baking trays. Of course if I was going to be fair about it, I’d …
Continue reading POD: Thinking outside of the Lunch Box

Today Jacob brought home some new homework. It’s something we signed up for last week and have been waiting to start. It’s the Kindergarten Snuggle-Up-and-Read Club. Each week Jacob will pick a couple of books to bring home. He’ll read them with mommy or daddy there to encourage him and help if one of the …
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Today Melissa and Jacob took to the kitchen and made some cookies. The two of them seemed to have a lot of fun baking. Of course the abundance of cookies we now have probably aren’t great for the diet.

It’s amazing how one little thing can show both how clever Jacob is and that he’s still a little boy. You see today Jacob decided to tell a story with words and a picture. Unfortunately he did it on the walls with  pen. I’m not sure why he leaves off arms when he’s drawing people, …
Continue reading POD: Even bad behaviour can have some positives

Today before bed Jacob and I set Coco up in his window to watch the coming snow. I know Jacob is excited to have more snow to

This evening before Jacob headed to bed, he asked me to close my eyes he had a surprise for me. As I sat with my eyes closed I wondered what my surprise would be, it seemed to take a long time. I could hear him run upstairs and come back down, each time asking if …
Continue reading POD: Building a suprise

Tonight the family headed up to Montana’s for dinner. The kids seemed to enjoy the paper Antlers.