At Whit's End

[...] not like yours. Because mine has milk spots (he'd just taken a drink)." I said something to Baby L and ended with, "eh?" Dude: "She's not A! I'm A. I have two A's in my name, but [...]

[...] . She has the opposite problem from dude. She never wants to let go, and when you try to get Baby L back, she squeezes and tries to twist away. Not exactly ideal but at least she's doing it out of [...]

[...] ; Regardless, it's less trouble when you look cute in cowboy, I mean, cowgirl boots. Ta dah! Even Baby L made it to the top! Is it any wonder this area is called "Big Sky Country?" Stay away [...]

[...] fun? Perfect time to go to the zoo!! Mom, can we have a wallaby? It's so toot! Even Baby L was happy to be there, even if a few of the animals did startle her (no more than her [...]

[...] my own, did you? I'm totally not that awesome). But dude doesn't care! He thought it was SO COOL! Baby G was very "helpful" in the construction process. Of course. I added the arrows and [...]

[...] J that it wouldn't actually snow. We should know better. The littles were thrilled! Honestly, baby G was fascinated and just watched and watched. No worries G. There will be more where that came [...]

[...] our traditional Christmas morning video, it was time to go downstairs and have some fun! Doesn't baby G look excited? Run! Run! Who can get there first? While the others investigated the contents of [...]

[...] Baby G isn't so much a baby anymore. I'm not sure there are words enough to adequately describe the tiny [...]

[...] ball. Daddy proved that boys cheat. And show off. And are cute so we forgive them in the end. Uncle Rick could hardly wait to start setting off his stash of fireworks. The kids were more excited than [...]

[...] near the old guys. We had plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful hike with Nana, Bopa, and Uncle Rick! It wasn't open the last time we visited so we broke out the shades and explored in style. The [...]

[...] as a mom to do this alongside them. It was a fantastic hour and a half, even if we had worn Uncle Rick out after the first hour :) There were times, honestly, when the girls' smaller sizes made [...]

[...] job: On the other hand, next time I think I'll retain the picture taking privileges. Thanks to Uncle Rick, we did get a few non-selfie shots. We find buffalo, or bison, everywhere we go: There we go. [...]

[...] every 20 minutes from 8 - 8 are noisy enough to shake the house. It's cool the first time. Ice cream's always good! Storybook Island in Rapid City. Apparently it was all everyone had hoped it [...]

[...] ;You could wear an elephant hat! Then you'd have extra eyes too!!!" Me: "I is for Ice Cream!" Dude: "Ice Cream that chameleons lick!" Me: "What?" Dude: " [...]

[...] pushing backwards to try to sit up instead. Silly girl. And speaking of sitting up... Ta dah! She somehow mixed things up a bit, learning to get into a sitting position before she [...]

[...] !" Regardless, it's less trouble when you look cute in cowboy, I mean, cowgirl boots. Ta dah! Even Baby L made it to the top! Is it any wonder this area is called "Big Sky [...]

[...] ; Phew! Crisis averted! Surprise, surprise - M had no trouble getting messy! And J proved that finger painting is not just for preschool. She was as stoked as anyone, despite her natural affinity for [...]

[...] "Finger painting" without the mess! GENIUS! And since we did this before ever doing real finger painting, [...]

[...] and be there to visit them five minutes later. Knowing it's not quite that easy anymore, Little Lu made friends with everybody she met, bestowing smiles graciously wherever she went. She's [...]

[...] We thought it would be the perfect time for Little Lu to be blessed when we were in Oregon surrounded by so much family! She was a doll as always, and [...]