Mikaela has been working hard on her reading all year. She’s a perfectionist, which makes it frustrating for her to sound words out. She’s made real breakthroughs lately, getting much more comfortable and confident with her reading. Last night, she decided to read one of Jonathan’s favorite books to Grandma Marcia and Jonathan (and she [...]

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I turned forty-one years old today. I had a really nice birthday. I received a slew of wonderful birthday messages from friends and family on Facebook. I got home from work to a dozen lavender roses and a huge balloon bouquet from Miriam. Mom and Dad brought dinner over. And Mikaela made me the best [...]

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We got the news about a week ago that our friends Sergio & Mercedes Herrera had both died within a week of each other at their home outside McAllen, Texas. Yesterday, we attended a memorial service for them here in Kansas City. They may not have been related to us, but they made us feel [...]

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The nice weather last weekend gave us one more chance to use our Kansas City Zoo membership before it expires. (Though we’ll probably renew – the $75 Family Membership is a great deal. Even with Jonathan still free for one more year, a trip to the zoo with two adults and one kid is $28 [...]

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So that they live to be three!
Jonathan has been quite the handful lately, as noted in my last post. But he’s also very bright and incredibly cute. Today, when he got home from the CDC, he immediately hopped up in his “thinking chair”. He took off his shoes and socks, and started playing “This Little [...]

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Over the last couple of weeks, it has become clear that Jonathan has finally hit the Terrible Twos. This manifests in a few different ways. First, Jonathan is having difficulty with “nice touches” at school. He’s not really trying to be mean, but he’s bigger than the rest of the kids in the class. So [...]

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