Wednesday, December 9, 2009
First Snow
Classic Christmas Photo
Who doesn't have a crying baby on Santa's lap picture? It's a rite of passage as far as I'm concerned. And, Robert has passed! He loved looking at Santa, he loved the balloon he got afterwards, but he did not love sitting with Santa. If you notice Santa's face, I don't think Santa loved it either! Hopefully Santa will extend grace to Robert when it's time to deliver presents. It's Christmas, after all!Thursday, December 3, 2009
Fall Festival 2009--Belated Review
Thanksgiving Then and Now
This was Thanksgiving last year.

Aidan, Robert, Adeline, Emmaline, and Margaret (Nashotah babies all born in July 08)
This was Thanksgiving this year.
Adeline, Robert, Emmaline, Aidan, and Margaret
Friday, November 20, 2009
Home Again
Robert and I just got back from a fun-filled trip to Atlanta to visit my family. Though we are nursing colds upon our return, we managed to have a healthy, happy two-week visit in the sunny South. We spent many warm afternoons at the park with cousins Ty and Jordan, played with MaBop's and PaBop's growing toy collection, and I worked on my bread baking skills under the experienced tutelage of my mother. We took tons of pictures of Robert, not enough of Robert and his cousins, and none of my bread endeavors! Oh well. I guess cute Robert will have to suffice. Here are a few, and don't forget to check the recent picture album over to the left.
Enjoying a little shopping with the girls.
Never too old for a sink bath, though maybe getting too big?
Taking the wagon for a walk.
New best friends, MaBop and Robert!
Great Grammy Rosemary came to visit for a few days!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Fall in Wisconsin
Last weekend we went to the Elegant Farmer (http://www.elegantfarmer.com/) to pick a pumpkin. It was a crisp, cold morning. We took a hay ride up to the "pumpkin patch." I put that in quotations because after we got up there and saw them hauling pumpkins off a truck and dispersing them throughout a field, we realized that it was more like pumpkin "seeking" rather than "picking." We laughed, both realizing how muddy a real pumpkin patch would be, and promptly headed straight for the pumpkin truck to make sure we didn't have to "seek" too hard in the cold! Robert had a ball. He loved walking through the field getting all dirty and didn't seem too cold at all. He also loved the hay ride. He laid down in the hay on his belly and pretended to swim in it. That was funny!
