My Third Father’s Day

My Third Father’s Day

I got a hat and a shirt from my girls for my third Father’s Day.  I honestly didn’t think I’d like the shirt on me when I saw the color; a kind of marbled salmon and gray that gives is almost a purple look at a glance, but it was very comfortable and when I […]

Milly’s Second Birthday Party

Milly’s Second Birthday Party

As you might recall from yesterday, Amanda and I let Milly go to sleep later than usual last night, figuring it would help her sleep in this morning, thereby delaying her required nap time enough that she’d be in a good mood for her party.  We heard her awake in her room, first playing with […]

Mrs. Second Place

Mrs. Second Place

Nick and Eli came over this evening to hang out for a bit.  They had dinner with us, though Milly wouldn’t eat any of her pasta, then after that I asked Milly if she wanted to take a bath.  She and Eli were both excited at the prospect, so they took a bath.  Eli was […]

Party Day Saturday

Party Day Saturday

We had about the busiest Saturday that we’ve had in about as long as I can remember today.  It started out when we woke up.  Last night, Amanda and her dad, Phil, went to get a door for the wall we installed upstairs a while back.  He and I (well, I was there anyway) put […]

Milly and Eli’s Morning

Milly and Eli’s Morning

I’ve been married to Amanda seven years today.  It wasn’t a big deal to us though, so I’ll come back to that. What I want most to talk about is Milly and Eli this morning.  It started off when I took Milly downstairs and to the guest room to get Eli up and ready for […]