CheekyMom

As Christmas gets closer we have these conversations about what’s happening next week. (more…)

I finally get what parents have meant when they talk about how their kids ‘get’ Santa Claus now.

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Merrick prefers the express way.

Merrick and I took a football break and jumped on a sled in the backyard. You can’t really hear him but he was giggling so hard. (more…)

• I’m thankful that when Mack ends a prayer (like at mealtime or something) he either says ‘thanks’ or ‘happy birthday’ instead of ‘amen’.
• I’m thankful that Mack has amazing rhythm and starts every drum solo (and by drum I mean pots, pans, the floor, a table, with silverware or pencils, wooden spoons or whisks) with the requisite ‘ONE TWO THREE FOUR’ count. (more…)

Monkey Mack

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Merrick was a monkey for Halloween this year. He got into it a little bit for the first time. (more…)

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We brought Mack to Minnetonka Orchards with friends and he went hog wild. He ran around in a corn maze, got caught in barn prison, jumped from car to car in a wooden train, went on a hayride, watched goats stomp on a bard roof, and jumped around on a pile of hay. (more…)

This one just cracks me up.

Sometimes Mack comes up with the craziest outfits.  (more…)

Merrick had a killer birthday gathering with about 75 of his closest friends. (more…)