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Olympic Game Farm
In addition to visiting the Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, we also thoroughly enjoyed going to the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim. The children were thrilled to see llamas, rabbits, peacocks, elk, zebras, horses, prairie dogs, yaks, a rhinoceros, bison, deer, tigers, lions, coyotes, wolves, and bears. Little Black Rabbit Prairie Dog Tibetan Yak Peacock …
Read MoreHe’s Still Got It
Growing up, my brother would occasionally walk on his hands. Even though he is over 40, he still does so sometimes. More importantly, he still has a strong faith. He and my sister-in-law are trying their best to pass on the Catholic Faith to their five children, assisting at Mass regularly and praying the Rosary as…
Read MoreThe Dungeness Spit
My brother, sister-in-law, and their five children are visiting us from Switzerland. Yesterday, we all had a great time at the Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge. The drive out to Clallam County was beautiful. I was in awe as I looked at the natural beauty of the Spit and couldn’t help but marvel at how amazing God is.
Read MoreHorsing Around
Before pinning Brendan to the ground and riding him like a horse, my nephew, Pierre, assured me by saying, “I am not really kicking Brendan hard. I will not hurt him. If I used all my strength, he would be like this.” Pierre fell to the ground and pretended that he was dead.
Read MoreThe Family Rosary
Catherine includes you in her “Dear Little Jesus” prayers each night (with my help). She is praying the Rosary with us now. Some words are said before, some with, and some after us… (Taken from an email sent to my brother when our oldest child was 26 months) Growing up, one of the greatest gifts…
Read MoreThe Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Today, I heard Elizabeth crying. When I asked her why she was crying, she told me that Finnian had pushed her. I turned to Finnian and told him, “Finnian you mustn’t push your sister.” I was not prepared for what I heard next. He responded, “I didn’t. I punched her.”
Read MoreChickenpox Tips
I have had several friends ask me for tips regarding the chickenpox, so I thought that I would share them here while two of my children are still recovering and ideas are fresh in my mind. Look at the chickenpox as an opportunity to spend time with your child, reading a lot of stories and…
Read MoreReaping the Benefits of Chickenpox
Finnian came downstairs this morning, climbed on my lap, gave me a kiss, and said, “I have something that is a little red on me. I think it’s chickenpox.” He showed me his red blistery spot and I confirmed that he has chicken pox. He was very excited and proceeded to ask, “Can I have…
Read MoreChickenpox
My four chicken pox-ridden children have recovered and tell me that it wasn’t too bad. They enjoyed playing board games, listening to stories, watching movies, and playing with some friends who visited. My youngest has had chickenpox since Wednesday evening and is requesting some of the same benefits that her older sisters and brothers had, popsicles…
Read MoreI Don’t Want to Hurt Your Feelings
Patrick: “Mommy, I want to listen to you read, but I want to listen to Daddy read, too. I like Daddy’s story, so I am going to listen him read. I am sorry.”
Read MoreGuess Who? Saints Edition
Last night, I was thrilled to find a new version of Guess Who on Jessica’s blog. She had seen Guess Who…of the Saints on Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families. Today, I made our own template of saints (pdf), including the large pieces (pdf), and then my son cut them out, etc. What I really like about Guess Who?…
Read MoreApple Trees and Chickenpox
On Saturday, Brendan planted an apple tree with a little help from his dad. On Sunday morning, Finnian asked, “Mommy, does our apple tree have any apples, yet?” This morning, Finnian asked, “Mommy, does our apple tree have any apples, yet?” I have explained to him that our apple tree probably won’t produce apples this…
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