Archives for “Family”

First, Light a Fire

The best advice my father ever gave me was to start a fire. My family owns a cabin out in the middle of nowhere. For nine ...


Sassy

Annie: "Ooh, a Sassy Single Moms Group! We should send Sean!" Sean: "I get enough sass from you."


Fourth of July at the Beach

For the fourth of July, we got Zoe dressed in her adorable little patriotic outfit and headed to the family cabin at the beach. Every ...


Zoe’s Amusing Pigtails

The other day, Annie and I noticed that Zoe has just enough hair to put it into little tiny pigtails. As you can see, I ...


Zoe is Ten Months Old

Dear Zoe, Between getting sick and everything that happened around Christmas, this was one of your busiest months ever. So much so, that I'm only just ...


Zoe is Nine Months Old

Dear Zoe, Well, let's see. This month you had your first Thanksgiving dinner at Eric and Jill's. You caught a nasty cold and then gave it ...


Zoe is Eight Months Old

Dear Zoe, Writing these newsletters each month is daunting. I always feel like I'm struggling to find enough to write about, but by the time I'm ...


Zoe is Seven Months Old

Dear Zoe, You had a busy month! You got your first vaccination, you ate your first solid food and you started sitting up - No wonder ...


Zoe is Six Months Old

Dear Zoe, We just got back a couple of weeks ago from our fourth yearly anniversary trip with Dave & Rose and Urn & Kat. We ...


The Simpsons Movie: One Paragraph Review

If you like the show, you'll like the movie. Enough said for most people. Nearly every character makes an appearance, and all the bits you ...


Zoe is Five Months Old

Dear Zoe, We just got back from your second trip to the beach! It was your Uncle Corey's 30th birthday, and he wanted to go to ...


Zoe is Four Months Old

Hi Zoe, During your fourth month, we took you to new places. You went to the beach cabin in Twin Rocks for the first time, and ...


Halo 3 Beta Hijinks

Sean and Ryan are playing the Halo 3 Beta. They're both on the Red Team. Ryan jumps up on top of the base to grab ...


Zoe is Three Months Old

Dear Zoe, We will remember your third month as "the month with all the puking." At least, I hope we will remember it that way, and ...


The Night Milo Was Born

(Sorry for the delay in posting this - I've been sitting on the draft for nearly four months now, planning to expand it, but it's ...


Smilin’ Milo

Can I just take a second to brag about my nephew? Seriously, how freaking adorable is this kid? Look at that smile, and then the ...


Zoe is Here!

Zoe Lynn Vandehey born 3:30pm, February 22, 2007 (three weeks early) 5 Pounds, 5 ounces 19½ Inches (More photos can be found in the "Zoe's First Week" set, which ...


Oskar has a Little Brother

Milo Jakob Stockman is a very solid little boy. I posted a bunch of photos to flickr, and I'll put up a longer post when ...


Dad’s Got Them Trained

Those of you who serve as tech support for your families will appreciate this. Every now and then someone in the extended family will send ...


One Blog or Two?

Hi everyone, Just a quick informal survey. When you read a blog, do you enjoy it covering two unrelated topics or would you rather see ...


Inconceivable!

While driving to a pedicure appointment this weekend, Annie got rear-ended again. She was stopped, and the guy just drove into her. She's fine, and ...


We’re Like Toddlers, Really

You know how toddlers need just the right amount of food, sleep, activity and entertainment or they come completely off the rails? Annie and I ...


Christmas Stockings

Mrs. Stockman surprised us today with two new Christmas stocking she had made for us. Annie's is bright red with a fairy holding a strawberry, ...


We’re Doing Alright

Just a quick post to reassure everyone that we're doing alright. We had a rough few days, but we had a lot of help from ...


Pregnant

Two weeks ago, Annie and I found out that we're pregnant! The Big Details The doctor says that we got pregnant the first week that Annie was ...