This Kid

funny and smart and kind and sensitive

and a total goofball for the camera today

a day in the life of brothers

yeah, i'd cry too if my first cake tasted like crap. 

i tried buddy. 

no wheat no dairy = dry crumbly birthday cake

mom has a lot of learning to do in the kitchen. 

allergies blow but buddy...look at you! 

LOVE YOU ADAM

Adam's First Birthday

happy birthday big kid

we're so happy you're here

Old Man Combover

at the time i thought, 

"how can i cut that cute baby hair?"

and now since i'm catching up on this blog 

almost 2 years later i think, 

"who would leave that old man combover on their baby?'

change is hard. 

the "after" haircut is way cuter in retrospect. 

mom lessons. 

you'd think i would've learned this one by #3

Picnic Night

apparently it's an annual thing now

hot dogs on a stick and "picnic food"

and now i know the soy free hot dog brands

Oh hey friend

Wallden Xmas 2014

love my walldens,

even if we never ever get a family picture

(but i'm gonna get one)

Christmas 2014

it's an exceptionally awesome holiday when santa can come

ON CHRISTMAS. 

as a nurse who works every other holiday and 

trying to plan christmas for two sides of the family

as well, the holidays can be stressful. 

one thing that we never sacrifice is that even if we need

to write a letter to santa and see if he can come a different day that

we have a family christmas, at home, just us...all day long. 

i often wish for a job without weekend and holiday shifts, 

maybe some year i'll be ready...

Dolezalek Xmas 2014

LOVE LOVE LOVE the love 

this family has for one another

and the total craziness that goes along with it. 

merry christmas dolezaleks.