Molly is on day 5 of a cold and Ryan was diagnosed with an ear infection today. He started acting out of sorts on Sunday but by Tuesday morning he complained of a head and earache. He did comment without prompting that, “My heart feels great!” Ryan was very grateful for everything I did for [...]
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Ryan and Molly enjoyed a playtime in our front yard with the sprinkler this afternoon. Molly was not bothered by the feeling of the grass on her toes or the freezing cold water. Ryan kept calling the sprinkler the spritzer.
Thanks to Dr. Suess and Wonder Red from Super Why Ryan is in a rhyming phase. Everything has to have a rhyme even when no English word exists- he just makes one up! He is learning to skateboard and he loves wearing his red skate helmet and pads [largely due to the fact that I [...]
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Papa Phil McWilliams and Ryan had a boys night this evening. Papa brought Ryan out to a dinner of Ry’s choice which of course was McDonald’s Play-land. After supper they went to a show at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul called, Walking with the Dinosaurs. Here is a Today Show news clip about [...]
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Ryan is learning one of life’s greatest lessons. God made our bodies to heal and to help our ouchies heal we get scabs. Ry says, “[The ouchie] feels like it’s becoming pizza crust.” While not as appitizing as pizza crust is, it does help him heal and actually feels a lot like pizza crust. Are [...]
I find myself saying “It’s like we are on vacation” during times of unexpected enjoyment or new fun activity. Tonight was such a night. The four of us went to Culver’s for my birthday dinner at my request. After our meal together we stopped at Kelley Park in Apple Valley. The park has pretty fountains, [...]
Phewwt! Gag-Spit! Eou! These utterances came from my mouth as I rejected a bite of not fully ripened organic banana this morning. I finally have fresh fruit in our home after weeks of delaying the grocery run to Super Target. I knew it was green but I was trying to push my luck. The banana [...]
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Today marked the end of a chapter as Ryan and Molly finished their last day at Rachel Olson’s house for daycare. Rachel was an instrumental player in my ability to work after staying home to be the primary care giver for our first baby. Peter and I trust that God would help all of our [...]
