Every night, and sometimes as nap time too, we have a set sleeping routine that ends with a prayer. This is an open prayer where we let Z decide what to say, but we always prompt the prayer with the phrase "Dear Jesus thank you for . . . " Often he begins his prayer…
For Z's first Thanksgiving we were at his NaiNai and Papa's house (L's parents place). We enjoyed a quiet peaceful weekend of puzzles, games, cooking, baking, of course eating together. For Thanksgiving we tried giving Z sweet potato and mashed potato mixed with very ground up beef but it was too rough on his gums.…
So what do you do when you live thousands of miles from family for most holidays? Our answer is fondue. It just does not make sense to make a whole turkey and all the sides for the two of us. So we have tried to go out to eat for Thanksgiving the past few years.…
I know we are a little more than a week into the new year but it has taken me a full week to get back into the normal routine of things (I can't be the only one who's in the post-holiday struggle for normality). As I look back on almost a full year with this…
First and foremost I want to say: No I have not forgotten about all of you! Second: I have been busy!! I am not telling you this to apologize from my blogging absence. Instead I am actually sharing with excitement that life is finally getting full. We have been busy with social outings, holiday events, small…
