Harlan’s Birthday–6 years old

Harlan was pretty excited about his birthday–counting down the days. We had a really busy day on the actual day, but he requested quiche and cake and ice cream, so at least the food was easy and make ahead for the hectic evening. He also requested the “Daddy Pancake” for breakfast, which is a lemon…

Harlan’s Lost Tooth

Harlan finally lost his first tooth. And then he lost his first lost tooth. Poor kid, but it does have a happy ending. His bottom front tooth had been hanging on by a thread for a while. In the meantime, his adult tooth was growing in behind it. On Wednesday, I went to work, and…

Harlan’s Fifth Birthday

A milestone has been reached. Our youngest child is now five years old. I’ve been thinking how nuts it is that 20% of his life has been lived in pandemic times. His birthday last year is what the kids refer to as “The Last Fun Day.” However, he has had a lot of fun between…

Harlan’s Birthday

Harlan turned four! He was so excited for his birthday. Originally, we had a lot of things planned for that day, but they all got cancelled. When the first thing got cancelled, I texted three of Harlan’s friends saying that we would do a small party at Lincoln Park, with just some play time and…

Visit to Kentucky for Birthday Party

Last weekend, Harlan and I packed up and went to Kentucky to celebrate GiGi’s birthday. It was a great time catching up with family and friends. We left late Wednesday night, and Harlan was a champ on the airplane. The next day, we had dentist appointments, which we were really grateful for. Friday, we visited…

Pumpkins Everywhere

One of our neighbors put up a spectacularly creepy set of homemade Halloween decorations while one party was out of town. Upon return, drama ensued and the decorations have been taken down. Interesting window into the lives of others. The boys are getting excited about Halloween, but I only have a full costume commitment from…

Daniel Tiger

The younger boys are obsessed with Daniel Tiger lately. They keep acting out scenes from the show. Recently, I mentioned Porter’s comments, but the other day, Harlan loaded a beach pail with grass, brought it in the house and dumped it out. I sent him to time out because I was so surprised and annoyed…

Cute Things

There’s been a few cute things the kids have done/said lately: Harlan has moved on from saying “You yelled at me, Mommy” and getting upset. Now he says, you hurted my feelings! And the other day, when we were getting ready to do a Facetime call after he’d been crying, he looked at himself on…

Bike to School Day

Last week, we had a killer Wednesday. There was Kindergarten registration for Porter, piano lesson, early release for the older kids, a parent-teacher conference, preschool pick up and drop off, soccer practice, and a quick night out with an alumna for me. Patrick had to take a day off so we could deal with everything.…

Birthday Boy

This week marked Harlan’s third birthday. He was very excited for the festivities and enjoyed the attention. On Saturday, he had his first birthday celebration with chocolate cake and strawberries. Gilbert also had his last game of the season, so there was a little party afterward. Porter and Harlan got to go too, and they…