On Grandpa & Grandma McMahon’s Farm
Over the weekend we took Lily out to my parents farm where she got to see the cats, dogs, cows and even a tractor. I...
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Picking Pumpkins
This is Lily’s second Halloween, but her first where she’s actually aware of what’s going on. So we decided to make it special by going...
Picking and eating apples.
The other day we took Lily out on her first apple picking adventure. The orchard we went to had lots of animals to see, pumpkins...
Our first weekend away from Lily.
Over Labor Day weekend, we had our first weekend away from Lily. It was two nights, and nearly two days, of just me and the...
Dear mosquitoes, stop biting my baby girl.
I love Minnesota, but the mosquitoes are no fun. Nearly every day my wife, baby girl and I go for a walk. And nearly every day,...
Lily’s first birthday party!
Lily’s first birthday party went off quite well. Unfortunately, one set of grandparents couldn’t make it due to illness, but it’s better they stay away...
Working on Walking
It’s already that time were our baby girl is learning to walk. It doesn’t seem like that long ago that she was learning to crawl!...
3 days, 900 miles and one good baby.
Over Memorial Day weekend we headed up to Bismarck, ND for a wedding and were extremely happy with how well Lily rode in the car....
From tiny and fragile, to mobile and fun in under 9 months.
It was 9 months ago today that Lily was born; yet it seems much longer. When we brought her home from the hospital it was...
Introducing Pets To A New Baby
Back when we were contemplating about getting pregnant, one of the things we worried about was how our cats would deal with a baby. We...
What gift do you get mom for her first Mother’s Day?
Today is my wife’s first Mother’s Day. I went back and forth on a gift, as I wasn’t sure what to get. Since the gift...
It’s quiet, to quiet without anyone home.
It sure is quiet around this house without my girls. They’ve gone away for the weekend and I’m left to entertain the cats, do a...