The eldest shares her mom and grandmothers' interest.

To the extent I pay attention to Home and Garden trends I always got the impression the platonic ideal for lawn maintenance was a golf course fairway.

Meanwhile I’m out here weedmaxxing

Somehow was able to get classic video game soundtracks into the 5-year-olds music rotation (its a delicate inception, but worth the respite from the usual playlists) and every time Dire Dire Docks comes on I think of the Northernlion commentary.

The toddler is experiencing some sort of sleep regression.

When you’ve been forced (for better or worse) to live through “interesting times:”

One of the kiddos is going to through a major Peppa Pig phase so right now when they ask me for something and I fulfill the request they respond “thank you my good man” in their best attempt at a British accent. ❤️❤️😂

While making valentines for her Sunday school teacher and friends my daughter exclaimed she’s a fan of The Postal Service (we were listening to the record)—and I think my millennial heart grew 3 sizes.

When you have a 4 year old in the house…

Our 3-year old has recently gotten into VeggieTales (directing her attention to the pre-bankruptcy era of Big Idea productions) and the other day she drew Bob the Tomatoe and Larry the Cucumber.

We put up our Christmas tree and over the years we’ve collected several Lithuanian themed ornaments