http://ourlittlenuggets.net Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:31:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our little one has arrived and we are so happy to finally meet him!  He was born at 12:26 this morning (on his due date!) after a surprisingly slow but uneventful labor and delivery.  He weighed 7lbs, 8 oz, and is 21 inches long.  He's doing great, eating like a ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/11/welcome-little-shiloh-enoch/ On Saturday, we took the kids to a local pumpkin patch and they each enjoyed choosing their own.  It was a fun experience with a non-commercialized flavor which is what we were looking for.  Paying an entrance fee to a farm just kinda' ruins the experience for us.  There was ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/10/pumpkins-and-princess-leia/ What would Daddy do without Darius?  Probably not make it out of the driveway, anyways!  :) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbWtHDw2RYI http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/10/thursday-morning-entertainment/ Last Wednesday, for a variety of reasons, we decided to put Josiah in school.  Mostly because I haven't had the energy to do a very good job homeschooling this year, and with a new baby on his way in a few weeks, that's not likely to improve anytime soon. He's adapted ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/10/off-to-school/ This totally cracked me up.  It's a quote from the weekly pregnancy e-mail update I get. Pregnancy survival skill: How to get out of a soft chair Put your feet flat on the floor and bend from the hips. Push on ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/09/pregnancy-survival-skill/ Does anyone else have these surreal moments where they look at their kids and wonder how on earth it all happened so fast?  Sometimes just watching them, it hits me how strange and incredible and amazing it is that I'm a mother of 3(4?) and these little ones running around ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/09/who-are-these-children-and-where-did-they-come-from/ Yesterday while eating candy(special pumpkin shaped ones that she's been waiting for all summer!) Chloe said to me, "Mommy, I wish you would have one so baby Shiloh could taste it.  I bet he would like to have some!" :)  So Sweet! http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/09/chloe-quote/ Last weekend we were able to go down to spend some time with Uncle D and Aunt L.  On Saturday we had a great time going out in their boat with them!  Thanks D and L!  I wish I had taken more pictures, but this is all I've got. The neatest ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/09/boating-fun/ Our lives have been busy to overflowing lately, but it's not all been bad.  Here's some of the fun things we've been working on. School started with some fun stuff like finding a surprise gift to start the learning out on the right foot.  :)  Josiah's was an analog watch to ... http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/09/projects/ Yesterday Darius turned 2 and this morning we traded in his bowl cut for a shorter do.  What do you think? Before: After: http://ourlittlenuggets.net/2008/08/new-year-new-look/