As a mom, I think one of the hardest things is to watch one of your children struggle. Â Today was the first day of music camp and Bree was having a rough time at drop off. I watched her anxiety ramp up as the noise level of the many kids arriving increased. Then she […]
Category: Bree
Recordings
I think I just need to make a recording of myself saying, “Adrianna, stop causing problems with your sisters…Bree, stop screaming / whining…Cate, do you need to go potty?…Cate, come HERE…Cate, you need to listen to Mommy…” and then just put it on repeat. It would save me a lot of time and a lot […]
Seattle Trip
Greg needed to spend a couple of weeks in Seattle for a work trip. Since it was such a long duration, the rest of us decided to tag along. Since we drove and saved his company on airfare, they were willing to get us a bigger hotel (though it was farther from downtown so Greg […]
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day, everyone! Today I am thankful for this great country that we live in, for sweet and patient friends who helped encourage our Breezy girl to be brave and come to the fireworks show (with headphones), and for delicious “Midwest 4th of July” themed food.
Sun Water
The little girls are out on the deck, stirring water and mint leaves in their water table. Cate told me it is “Sun Water.” Apparently, she was paying attention when Greg made Sun Tea last week. (I suppose I should clarify that Greg did NOT make his tea in the water table, though!)
Black Eye
Porch Swing: 1, Bree: 0 It was a porch swing at my dad’s new house. There were two little girls swinging with her and they (the other girls) were standing up against the back of the swing, which caused it to tip over backwards. Poor Bree got the worst of it as she fell head […]
Visit from Grammy and Grampy
Visiting White Fence Farm with Grammy and Grampy. I love Cate’s “curtsy” in the family picture. We also went bowling with Grammy. Lots of fun with Grammy and Grampy visiting makes for sleepy kids. (Cate has been crashing almost every evening! She thinks she is a “big girl” and doesn’t need a nap these days, […]
Cog Railway up Pike’s Peak
After we checked out of the Broadmoor, we took the Cog Railway up to the top of Pike’s Peak. At the top of Pikes Peak: 14,110 feet! The girls were cold as we’d forgotten to pack our hoodies.
Broadmoor
Greg’s company, Wayin, gave all the employees $500 cash and told them to go do something fun with their families. So we decided to stay a night at the fancy Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Something we wouldn’t splurge on normally. It was fun to stay there, but we sure felt out of our element. […]
Pretty Girl
A beautiful day for therapeutic riding. Today, Bree rode Pretty Girl and had lots of smiles.