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Monthly Archives: August 2006

Luke is 4 Months Old

Yesterday Luke turned four months old. Today he went to the doctor for his check-up. He weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces and is 25 1/2 inches long. He is in the 75% for weight, height, and head circumference. He smiles all the time and laughs now as well. Recently he has begun to reach out…

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Cookies

Last week Chloe and I checked out a book from the library called “Mr. Cookie Baker.” We noticed that there was a recipe at the end and decided to give it a try. Chloe had a great time learning all about how to make cookies, something I’m sure she’ll have plenty of practice doing over…

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Little House on the Prairie

I have secretly suspected for a long time that we live on the funny farm, and fresh on the heels of the groundhog more visitors this week have confirmed my hunches. The adjacent picture was taken from our driveway while we were doing some work in the garage on Friday. Apparently the cows got loose…

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Visitor

So, you probably logged on today to see some new cute pictures of Chloe and Luke. I have something else for you instead. As many of you know, over the six years that we have lived in this house, Nathan and I have had several interesting visitors. Today, we added a new one to the…

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A Visit to Michigan

Recently we went to Michigan with some friends of ours and stayed at my (Janna’s) parents’ house. We had a lot of fun with the kids swimming, playing games, and going to the beach. Golfing and sailing were also on the weekend’s agenda. It was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from…

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