Twenty Years

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Tartan High School class of 1992. Holy crap are we getting old. We had our twenty-year reunion last night which meant first and foremost that Ali and I were going out without the kids. Yeah, big deal. What we both would have probably really enjoyed doing with those few hours … Read More

Lowe 14-Months, Ouest 34-Months

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The kids are getting big. Ouest is really easy these days. She plays good, is imaginative, talks and talks, says please and thank-you without prodding, and all sorts of things that make her seem less like my baby girl and more like my big girl. Today we went on a … Read More

Not Today

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Feeling overwhelmed lately. Our life sure looks carefree from the outside, but sometimes it feels like we just heap a ton of crap onto our “schedule.” Before we know what happened we’re cruising along on three or four hours of sleep a night, and not because the kids aren’t sleeping, … Read More

Boat Photography While Underway

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Every time I post a picture like the one above I get a bunch of e-mails asking how I did it. Well I’m not a professional photographer, and my equipment is limited to a Canon t3i DSLR camera, a 15mm fisheye, an 18-270mm zoom, and a 50mm, but I do … Read More

Apples

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Today we took the kids to the local apple orchard for some good old-fashioned Minnesota fun. Hay rides, tractor rides, mazes made out of bundles of hay, and of course apples. It was fun. Cold, but fun. As usual Lowe and Ouest didn’t care all that much about the rides, … Read More

Winter Already

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And just like that it is winter. Minnesota. Man. Ali asked her sister today if we were going to get any more warm weather and she said, “Oh yeah, it will get into the fifties.” Doesn’t she know that water, and small white Mexican children, freeze at 52 degrees? Then … Read More

Soaking It Up

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Ali took Ouest to the library this morning for storytime. It took Ouest a minute to figure out the concept of sitting around with other kids while a stranger reads a book, but she eventually got into it. Afterwards she received a stamp on her hand and got to play … Read More

Aunt Katy

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Aunt Katy has become Ouest’s idol in just two days. It’s all about Katy. She woke up from her nap today calling, “Papa, Papa, Papa,” just like always. But the second I walked in the room she switched over to, “Katy? Katy? Katy?” It’s great of course, but has its … Read More