A Brief Return

Hi.  I wanted to post a photo from our recent trip to Holland:

 

And how's this for stair steps?

And a picture of Nate all snazzed up to attend a birthday party.  Chris wore this tie as a boy and Nate thinks he's a chick magnet when he wears it.

 

General update:

*Been knitting up a storm.  Really.  I start a sweater class next week at the local shop.  Can't wait! 

*My nephew Ben is living with us until mid-June.  He's our on-call sitter and fun to have around!!

*We got three new light fixtures for our house.  LOVE THEM!  Slowly updating things around here.  Late 80s glam decor is not my favorite.

*Nate is riding a two-wheeler!  And he is going to be on swim team this summer.  And if all goes as planned he will be biking to swim team with the girls.

*Had two ridiculous April snow storms.  Hoping that's the end of it.  But you never know.

*I've been baking all our bread for over two months now - my BIBLE.

*Erin turned three and is all into not napping and tantrums.  Connection there?  Definitely.  It is kinda cool though that my blood pressure doesn't rise as much during the tantrums as it did for C, B and N.  Except for the kicking fit that occurred in the basement last weekend where I had to carry her up two flights of stairs (she was in a monkey costume and kicking me violently).  That got the old heart pumping and was some SERIOUS weight-training.  The cause of this fit?  She wouldn't put a DVD on the shelf:)

 

*Caroline broke her foot scootering.  But it's healed already.  No spring soccer for her though.  Brooke is playing - Chris is coaching.

I'm not sure what's going to happen to this blog tomorrow.  The credit card I used to fund this puppy has expired and I'm not paying to blog anymore.  So I hope they don't delete/erase me.  And no we didn't really go to Holland.  And I'm not pregnant in case that was your next question.  CIAO!

Comments

[Paulette]

Glad you are back, if only briefly! I love the pictures! The picture of Nate is priceless.

[Peacecruiser]

Thanks for coming back Cruiser Mama...love the post.

[Lisa O]

Remembered the address. Oh my, the kids are adorable!! And Nate is quite the chick magnet with or without the tie! Wow an on call sitter live in!! That's great!! Wish I could find that here and then we wouldn't have to worry about childcare for summer since I'm still trying to work!! Take care.

[Alisa]

hope you stick around!! love the pics!

[J & B]

Glad your back, too. Agree that Nate's a chick magnet with or without the bowtie. With it, I pity the girls in Colorado. Can't wait to get some of the bread in June.

[Cris]

The kids could be in a Cingular commercial! Holland look nice. I think I'll go there sometime. ;-)

[Tracy]

check check

[Tracy]

Nice to see you back and getting bloggy wid it. Cute pics, I especially love the one of Nate The Chick Magnet - nice look, dude! I'm baking bread today, mmmmm good. That cake looks mighty tasty too. I use blogger, it's free, which suits my budget nicely.

[jen]

You're baaaack... at least for today! Lisa emailed me to tell me you posted. It's like walking into an air conditioned room on a hot Florida day...ahhhhh! I've missed this!