day 110

April 20




Dear Hailey, Thank you for stealing the camera every day. I love finding pictures like these. ugly flash and all.

day 109

April 19




I visited the husband today at the office. I saw the work van and I had to wonder out loud...
"Ew, who was drinking the Pepsi?"

day 108

April 18




Today was a perfect day for hopscotch in the backyard in your Sunday dress. I know you were all doing it too.

day 107

April 17






Blue skies, billowy clouds... It was a perfect day for cloud watching in the backyard. Caleb saw lots of dragon clouds. I saw happiness.

day 106

April 16




Day number three of parking it.
Is there any time better than spring?

day 105

April 15




Hailey had to miss out on a field trip today because of the dang diabetes. So we went on our own field trip instead. Thanksgiving point's tulip festival with Amanda and Grace. She said it was fun. Reason number 3 to love diabetes. We are still on the lookout for more reasons to love diabetes.

day 104

April 14




Sunshine is good for the soul...
and for the baby.
We are parking it for the next 3 days in a row...
because we can.

day 103

April 13




Busy. Preparations for my Grandma's 90th Birthday. I think it may kill me. It's either that or the flu. But one of them is going to take me out for sure.

day 102

April 12




To Jonas, our handsome 10 year old... We can't give him the world, but we can give him a bike. And that has to count for something.

day 101

April 11




Juice boxes abound in this house. When Hailey is low, juice is the best way to bring her up. It's also the best thing for kids who are throwing up. And we are enjoying both at the moment. We love life.

day 100

April 10




Rub a dub dub... to extremely loud boys in a tub. Bath time is laugh time for us. It provides me with so many of those, "I Love being their mom" moments.

day 99

April 9




Look everyone! I grew a flower! It's alive and not dead!

ok... so maybe they just popped up on their own and maybe they are tiny beyond belief. But it's there... in my flower bed... and I feel proud.

day 98

April 8

I think we spent an hour here today. Up and down, up and down, up and down... I watched him and realized those legs of his are getting stronger, longer, leaner. That is the most depressing realization that I have had in a long time.

day 97

April 7

Caleb has been jealous for some time about Hailey's photography debut on my picture of the day blog and decided today to get in on the action. And I must say, it may just be the best photo take of me in years.

day 96

April 6

Does anyone else have a entire cupboard dedicated to cereal? Does anyone else drop 25 bucks on cereal in one shopping trip? Does anyone else then go through that 25$ worth of cereal in like 2 weeks?
All I can say is dude, kids are EXPENSIVE.

day 95

April 5

Ok, so this isn't actually a picture from today. I didn't actually take a single picture yesterday. So I made it 94 days without failing and then, out of nowhere, on a random busy day, I dropped the ball. But let's just pretend I didn't, OK?



Doesn't this sugary goodness for breakfast make up for it anyway?

day 94

April 4



Somebody please tell me why we keep trying to take pictures of large amounts of small children on special days. Has there ever been one in the history of photographs that has turned out well?

day 93

April 2



Easter traditions have never been my favorite. But I caved and let the kids have their fun. And they will be eating hard boiled eggs for weeks for payback.

Day 92

April 2



When the weather can't remember it's spring and decides to dump snow all during your children's spring break, at least roses on your kitchen table can make you feel like you are enjoying spring.

day 91

April 1




The baby is weeks from walking. Brian is already in mourning the loss of our life with a baby in the house.