Babysitting Conner

Who said Conner was a handful?

More Cousins Please

Henry and Daddy playing the Uh Oh Name Game.

Good Times

New pictures are up of the kids at Mike & Julie's Father's Day picnic.

Art's Pictures

Art posted some pictures of Paul's wedding and Grandma Nugent's 90th birthday party.

Paul's Wedding

Cake Buddies

In the Hagerty-Rish tradition of birthday cake sharing, Happy Birthday Erin Kay, Ryan, Ben and Arthur!

Erin's I Am Poem

Since Colleen posted her I Am poem, I asked Erin to compose one in the hopes that more of our family would as well. She had fun writing (dictating) this, we hope you have fun reading it.

I am tired and huge.
I wonder if our house will ever sell.
I hear too much traffic.
I see not enough of the inside of my eyelids.
I want to have this baby.
I am tired and huge.

I pretend I can do everything.
I feel overwhelmed.
I touch my son's hair (whenever he will let me).
I worry I'm aging too fast.
I cry when I crack.
I am tired and huge.

I [don't] understand anything anymore.
I say I'm fine.
I dream of more time.
I try and I try and I try.
I hope that 4 years is really 4 years.
I am tired and huge.

Many of you may not share our sense of humor, but know that we were laughing the whole time Erin was writing (dictating) this.

Happy Thanksgiving

Henry & Henry sitting in command central with coffee mug and sippy cup on hand.

Dave Wells and I were marveling at Henry's accounting system: see the wall behind him.

Sorry we missed the Hagertys and the Rishes this year; but it was nice to have all of the Wells siblings, significant others and children together.

THANKS for understanding. And THANKS to Bruce for posting coverage of the Hagerty Thanksgiving.

Learning from your child

Henry came home from school signing "more" in baby sign language. The only reason we even picked up on it was because we saw Erin Kay and Hannah using baby sign language a while back.

Our theory is that Henry learned this at a meal time...if it worked for that kid, it should work for me. We've been reinforcing it at home, and the sign is certainly better than a yell.