Posted in Birthday, Family on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had a small family birthday party for Max tonight at my in-laws. My MIL baked the cake and then commanded my FIL to decorate it, barking orders at him something about green and the Incredible Hulk. This is what he came up with:
The Incredible Hulk One-Eyed Clown? Awe, just kidding, Max ate the eye. [...]
Posted in Birthday, Health, Marriage, Respite on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
saturday, was hal’s 33rd birthday. i was a naughty wife, and not in a good way, in that i did not get him a present. however, the day did not go by without many gifts given. a week prior, i asked my MIL if she would watch our children saturday night. somehow, what was originally [...]
Posted in Birthday, Friends, Respite on March 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This weekend was filled with birthday celebrations. A decent weekend, it was.
Nicole, 30 years old…
5 years old, Max’s friend…
Last week, we baked… (17 years ago, that would have meant something very different)
It looked great…
And received Max’s full approval, which is hard to come by these days…
Last Saturday… dinner with the ladies… but not before a [...]
Posted in Birthday, Max on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, after some unnecessary stress the night before, I pulled off a nice little birthday celebration at Max’s school with all his classmates. Cupcakes and gift bags fully assembled the night before and gift bags waiting in the van for easy leaving in the morning. It was nice to be a part of Max’s regular [...]
Posted in Birthday, Max on November 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dear Max,
Today, you are turning four! Happy birthday my sweet boy.
Two weeks old.
In the past four years your growth on all levels has astounded me. Every day becomes an adventure in, “who are you?” Just when I *think* I’ve got this mothering thing figured out, when I’ve come to a better understanding of who you [...]
Posted in Birthday, Max on November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today, four years ago, I went into labor with my first child, Max. Four years ago, I could not imagine what he would be like as a four year old. Today, I can’t imagine a more lovable four year old. Here is the story of his birth:
Saturday morning, November 6th, I got up around 11am, [...]
Posted in BellaGrace, Birthday, Boundaries, Illness, Max on February 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Saturday was BellaGrace’s first birthday!
Both Max and her are sick with a nasty cold that had them with high fevers – Bella’s got up to 104.3, Friday night, and Max’s to 104, Saturday. Poor babies.
Friday night was the scariest night of my life. Bella’s fever was so high she was trembling. Hal [...]
