Happy baby

chunky sink baby

almost one

my last baby

(yes, for real)

look how healthy this little chunk is. 

despite a dairy, soy, wheat and nut free diet

he's thriving. 

happy

A little tree?

crawling babies ruin pretty things

Backpack Drive

Wallden women worked together to collect backpacks,
essentials like toiletries, hats, gloves, underwear, blankets etc to help
out Madison's homeless teen community by donating to Briarpatch.

What statred as a little collection box became a huge drive, it was awesome.
Thank you to our friends at the Vintage for offering up space for the event.

Girl Scout troop 2911 helped us with stuffing backpacks along
with friends, neighbors, co-workers and new acquaintences.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/around-town-with-backpacks-and-blankets-volunteers-help-homeless-youth/article_8313862f-4892-5573-8005-fc40bb8d5054.html

pictures by my awesome friend Tracy

http://candidbytracy.zenfolio.com/p391900119

Halloween 2014

cold trick or treating this year

the little lion got cold hands

and Ben 10 stepped in a puddle and quit early

of course my sugar craving girl kept knocking on doors

till we ran out of steam. 

Neighborhood Halloween Party

Ava - a Jack-in-the-Box. She came up with this costume

all on her own, stuck to the idea despite other "suggestions"

and worked really hard to help assemble the costume. 

If anyone wants to be a Jack-in-the-Box next year

we've got you covered. 

Luca is Ben 10 - I didn't know who that was either. 

He was excited about the costume and I didn't have to make it. 

Adam - a fuzzy little lion, a costume that I believe once 

belonged to my 17 year old nephew. 

Football Lessons

GO BADGERS!

Dear Adam,

who would've thought that i'd forget the date 

when our food allergy journey began. 

i'm writing this two years later than posted, because food allergies and eczema pushed me over the parenting edge. two years later i'm going to sit down and update the family blog, ha. 

what started as "are his eyes swollen?" after a spoonful of yogurt turned into a total change in our life. in your life. food allergies suck. i know it could be worse, it could be so many awful things but still, allergies suck. the road is about to get bumpier buddy. it'll suck for you before it gets better and mom's anxiety will go through the roof. your brother and sister will learn as well, they'll ask before giving you snacks, they'll pretend your food is just as good as theirs, they'll (usually) understand when we say we can't go out for pizza or stop for ice cream. 

i can say this because i'm here two years later writing this...it'll be ok. you're going to be ok. 

Summer Sledding

Packers Game and pulling kids around the backyard on a sled with

the riding lawn mower = happy dad. 

Silly Boys in the Tub

Cabin Kids

Ruby Roo

Epplegarten Pickin

Ava's First Badger Game

when you're 8 you get to start going

to Badger games with papa.

she was super excited and looked

freakin adorable.