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Boobut Revealed

Boobut = Toothbrush
More mystery “Quinn Speak” coming soon!

Quinn Speak

( Quinn )

Quinn is learning lots of new words, so we wanted to give you all a chance to hear him. This is one of his new words, but we aren’t going to say what it is. Guesses are welcome in comments and we’ll reveal the answer in a day or so.
We love the giggle [...]

Avery’s First Day of Kindergarten

( Family )

Here is a note from Heidi!
Hello family and friends,
Just thought you would all like to know that Avery started kindergarten today at Longfellow Elementary. Her teacher is Mrs. Noess (pronounced Noss). I immediately knew Avery had a good teacher, because all of Mrs. Noess’s previous students were coming up to her to give [...]

Quinn Action

( Quinn )

Quinn has been a very busy boy in the last week. He really loves to play with the computer mouse and gets up on the regular chairs like a big boy.

He still loves his Quinn-sized table and chairs.

He’s also learning good hygiene. He’s so into it, he’ll grab any toothbrush he can [...]

Wairarapa Day Trip

( Travels )

Since we’ve gotten our car, we’ve certainly been trying to make the most of our free time. If it’s interesting to us and within a short drive from Wellington, it’s certainly on our list.
Just to the east of us across the Rimutaka Range is a region called the Wairarapa. It is a very [...]

Weekend Happenings

( Travels )

The weekend before last, we had intended to do a short hike along the shore on the west side of the peninsula that Wellington is a part of, a place called Makara Beach. Unfortunately, it was very windy (big surprise, I know!) and we decided against taking Quinn out in that. I did [...]

Makin’ Cookies

( Travels )

This afternoon I am making Nestle Toll House Cookies without the Toll House Chocolate Chips. So far, they taste pretty good. I can tell that the chocolate and the vanilla are not the same, but they will do for now, and I don’t think Wayne will care. He’ll eat them anyway.
Yummy!!

Playtime

( Family and Quinn )

Here are just a few of Quinn’s favorite past times, wrestling with daddy and coloring.

Quinn’s first shower

( Quinn )

The other day, I was putting some laundry away in Quinn’s room and all of a sudden I felt a little tug on my sweater. I look down and it was Quinn with a BIG grin on his face soaking wet with all of his clothes on. I asked him what he was doing and [...]

Dan Carter

( Kiwi )

We’re going to miss nearly the entire hockey season in MN this year, so Gretchen will not get her normal quota of Pascal Dupuis sightings. This makes her sad, but thankfully for her, she has found a new channel for her “professional athlete” needs. He’s Dan Carter from Christchurch who is #10 for [...]