Saw this today and was very thankful Anna has not been like Isaac was the first three months (of course she has her challenges, but this was typical for us with Isaac).
isaac
conversations with dad

Derek sent me this text message detailing a conversation that took place on the way to church Sunday.
Cleaning Up After One’s Self

Some pics of the boy vacuuming some cheerios that were swatted across the floor.
updates and such
i’ve tried to start this blog post a few times now and have come to the conclusion that it will probably be the most boring blog post ever in the history of blog posts. so, rather than try for a catchy title and witty intro, this is what you get. an apology. the girl: anna […]
swimming with william

on monday, we were invited to the community pool of william r. and his parents. so, we went. and it was fun.
Blue blanket memories
Last night, I was lying in isaac’s bed when he started talking about our last visit to ny and when we broke down. Here’s what he said… “yeah… And when we smashed our car… Into the other car… And it broke… And the engineer put it up high and fixed it… And it was good […]
sleepytimeout

it was a pretty rough morning for the older brother today. just after lunch, he was sentenced to a stay in the time out chair, until he felt like he could apologize for his actions. he’s quite stubborn and opted to remain in the chair. after awhile, i noticed i didn’t hear his whining and […]
(ghetto) pool attire

isaac likes his ghetto deck pool… but, he hates wearing his swim trunks (“they’re all wet!!!”): so, i let him just wear underwear: but, eventually that came off, too (they get wet, too, apparently.): but, i don’t know why it really matters at all, because the only part of his body that really sees much […]