Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
We had a miscommunication and ended up in the car for SIX HOURS to spend New Year’s Day at Cape Hateras. I don’t recommend THAT, but the Cape was beautiful. A couple of currents converge here at the point, making this the Graveyard of the Atlantic. We did not find any good seashells. But the…
Usually the last week of the year feels like Sunday afternoon—deflated. Not this year! Chris’ Christmas leave started after Christmas, so this week feels like the first time we’ve seen him all month! Isaac has been delighted to have Dad around. “I don’t want Daddy to go to the ship,” he said after Chris had…
Eloise was SO EXCITED about her first Christmas that she woke up four times to ask if it was time to open presents yet. And to ask for a boogie wipe. This morning, her stocking (knit by Aunt Hannah!!) was full of baby gas drops, pacifiers, burp cloths and a blanket made by mom! Isaac…
We made it to Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols, then drove around looking at Christmas lights. Now the children are nestled all snug in their beds! Until the 2am crib party anyway. Merry Christmas Eve!
This is a horror story. We were on the ship. The kids’ Christmas party provided a good chance for Chris to show us his living quarters and the flight deck. Everything was going well. Then Isaac fell headfirst down a stairwell. Chris was in front of him; I was behind. Isaac had already climbed up…
Tell me it’s not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen! Christmas jammies on my adorable kiddos! What could be cuter?! I have all these adorable pictures and not much to say about them. I mean, they pretty much speak for themselves: there’s a lot of cute around here! A lot of crying, too. We are…
Jingle Mingle—Velociraptor in the Nativity “I am not feeling a lot of joy or peace this Christmas season,” I told my mom after several days (weeks?) of crappy watch schedules, nights up with a newborn, barfing kiddos, snotty colds, and general discomfort with the extra 20 pounds that is persistently hanging on. She assured me…
