We had really hoped to be done with eye patches long before this point. We had assumed (way back when) that Teague would have a single surgery and then all would be great. We’ve now had six surgeries and we are still patching one of his eyes. At his last eye checkup, the ophthalmologist confirmed…

To embrace this awesome weather we spent the entire day outside. I picked Teague up early from school and we met some friends at the park for lunch and playing.

Kaitlyn tends to get unhappy outside. I’m pretty sure it is the sun in her eyes. She also gets unhappy if I put a hat on her head or sunglasses on her eyes. I am working very hard to get her used to both of these. Today we worked on the sunglasses and she finally…

Abram (Alex’s best friend from Milwaukee) sent him a “Flat Abram” with instructions to tour Kansas City and send pictures back to Abram’s school. Flat Abram had been to school with Alex and to a few sporting events but nothing that seemed to really represent Kansas City. Alex, Kaitlyn, and I made a day of…

Today seemed like a good day to try finger foods. I happened to have a frozen medley of broccoli, carrots, and edamame. Kaitlyn ate it all but really loved the broccoli.

Teague (and Daddy) had a soccer game. Alex was really excited to help me put Kaitlyn to bed. I told him he could be in charge of getting her changed and in pajamas. (To his credit – this is kind of what it looks like when I try to get her ready for bed too.)

Bows and Shoes. This girl can remove them in a heartbeat and then normally proceeds to chew on them.