Derek’s parents were taking Caison to the Children’s Museum today, as a reward for beinga fully fledged member of the potty trained club. Isaac and I decided to tag along, not even realizing how much fun we would have. The first room was pretty much a pre-school playroom and had all sorts of building toys. […]
huh?
i was looking through some old photos and found this one from thanksgiving-ish time of 2004. we were in town for my 10 year high school reunion and it was lucy’s first time meeting the batavia clan. jake wanted to hang in lucy’s crate and she was a bit confused. made for a great shot!
throwing update
we’ve made good progress in the “no throw” crackdown. during meals, isaac hasn’t thrown any food since the end of yesterday’s lunch. and that was his milk after he had already mowed through a ton of food. he’s also been eating much better, which could be a coincidence or could not. the throwing of toys […]
lifegroup cookout
we had a year end lifegroup cookout on saturday. it was a lot of fun and there were a lot of hot and sweaty kids. isaac was a busy fellow. trampoline: loading the wheelbarrel with rocks with josiah: relaxing (only for a minute): chillin’ with the boyzzzz:
The “No Throw” Crackdown
So, recently, Sir Isaac T. has taken to throwing anything he can get his little paws on. Toys, food, remotes, phones, pots and pans, shoes, etcetera. After a very frustrating day, yesterday, I’m cracking down on this today. Whenever he throws a toy, I’ve been taking it, and putting it in our room, where it’s […]
treasure map cake
lorena and i made this cake today for lincoln’s birthday. it was a lot of fun to make. looking back, the decision to use mounds of graham cracker crumbs for the islands probably wasn’t the best plan, as it made it hard to get the frosting to stay put, but it looks cool…
wilton course 2 grand finale cake
i finished the wilton course 2 class tonight. we’ve been working on all sorts of royal icing flowers for the last month and tonight we put it all together. i didn’t use all the flowers we made, partially because i liked the way this one looked and partially because my icing was a little soft […]
garden update
the garden has been quite a hassle this summer, but i think it is finally in a manageable state. last summer, due to the boy, we decided not to have a garden, and instead opted to let the garden get overgrown with crabgrass and other weeds. so, we had our work cut out for us […]