A Minnesota December

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12YO

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Birthdays in our family are sort of floating dates. We’ve been known to celebrate a birthday everything from a month early to weeks late. Lowe’s twelfth got the week late treatment. Despite best laid plans, we had neither his main gift, nor the eggs to make his cake with. A … Read More

You Only Turn Once Once

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Lowe turned eleven (once) the other day. He was unimpressed with the number. Apparently it falls in a gray area, somewhere between the cool numbers, ten and twelve. I’m impressed with eleven, though. It’s fun having him grow up, but still be a boy. Lowe is the family goofball, a … Read More

Birthdays

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O 12 years

Ouest turned twelve on us. Like we don’t even get a say in the matter. Fortunately, Ouest doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes of a tween. She remains a thoughtful, fun, and caring big sister, and about as perfect a daughter as anyone could imagine. I hope all your wishes … Read More

Another Year Older

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Birthday

This time of year brings an avalanche of birthdays here on Bumfuzzle. We aren’t really adult birthday celebrating types—we leave holidays of all types to the kids. For us it’s just another day. And since most days are pretty great already, there isn’t any reason to try and fancy up … Read More

Eleven

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The Schultes

Ouest turned eleven today. Ten was a big year that seemed to go too fast. It sometimes felt as if she grew an inch every day, to the point that folding clothes and putting them in the right pile has become nearly impossible for me. As parents our goal has … Read More

Birthday Boy

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Schulte Family

Lowe turns nine. Healthy, smart, fun, strong, adventurous, caring, and truly the best little brother (and son) anyone could ever ask for. I’m obviously biased, but when Ali and I thought about how we wanted to raise our kids—on boats and motorhomes seeing the world—he is everything we envisioned they … Read More

First Dive

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Birthday fun and family visit were both over with, and it was time to get back to normal life again. We’d been promising the kids they could try out scuba diving this year, and with a dive shop always within spitting distance on Roatan, this was as good a place … Read More

Double-Digit Birthday

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Ouest turns ten. Well, she turns ten in three days, but we’re not ones to quibble over dates. We once celebrated Lowe’s birthday a month early just because we really wanted to give him his new bike. Weather is our usual “what day should the birthday be this year” consideration, … Read More

Ocho Años

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Lowe turns eight, and as his papa I could go on and on about how great he is. Smart, friendly, imaginative, and an incredibly kind and fun little brother/best friend to his sister. I seriously can’t think of a time he has been mean or rude to anyone. He goes … Read More

Niner

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The day before Ouest’s birthday Lowe woke with sores in his mouth and bumps on his hands. It didn’t take Ali long to figure out he had hand foot and mouth disease. Not a big deal, but really contagious, and enough to knock him down for a day or two. … Read More

Boy, Beach, Birthday

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Portland is just a nice ninety minute drive from the coast, but it feels like it’s about 2,000 miles of difference in temperature. Portland, ninety-five degrees, beach, sixty-five. As much as I love the ocean and the beach, and even the beauty of Oregon, this still hardly qualifies for me. … Read More