Day 363 - Thursday, December 29, 2011

Day 363 - Thursday, December 29, 2011 – At the Gem Theater in Detroit with my mom and sister to see All Night Strut. Fantastic show!

Day 343 - Friday, December 9, 2011

Day 343 - Friday, December 9, 2011 – Another spectacular Many Moods of Christmas concert!  Poppa would have loved it.  Obviously, the kid photo-bombing in the background had a good time, too. 

Day 324 - Sunday, November 20, 2011

Day 324 - Sunday, November 20, 2011 – Celebrating our first Thanksgiving without my Dad.  Not fun, but easier together.

Day 313 - Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Day 313 - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 – No wonder my mom gets tired out quickly whenever she comes to dinner or to watch the kids.  It's not because she's old, it's because she plays HARD, and Ashton LOVES it!

Day 288 - Saturday, October 15, 2011

Day 288 - Saturday, October 15, 2011 – Jordyn, Mom, and I went to see Bailey perform as part of the Michigan Youth Opera Chorus along with the Michigan Opera Theatre in Carmina Burana and the Medium at the Detroit Opera House. This was my first opera and it was quite a night.

Day 281 - Saturday, October 8, 2011

Day 281 - Saturday, October 8, 2011 – My mom came over today to help me put my food processor to good use. We made zucchini bread and muffins and lots of soup to freeze for the winter months ahead.

Day 268 - Sunday, September 25, 2011

Day 268 - Sunday, September 25, 2011 – Owen has been Skypeing with Grandma Bonnie while she is in Florida. She reads him books. He reads her books. It's wonderful having a technologically savvy grandma who can help with our bedtime routine from a thousand miles away.

Day 228 - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Day 228 - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 – Jordyn, my mom, and Cordelia go to see the movie The Help in Florida. So, that's where my Detroit tank top went!!

Day 156 - Sunday, June 5, 2011

Day 156 - Sunday, June 5, 2011 - Bailey turns 16 tomorrow. SIXTEEN! And she is so sweet. We gave her the gift of musicals....season tickets to the Fisher Theatre. On the dockett this season are some fabulous shows: Come Fly Away • A Christmas Story the Musical • Million Dollar Quartet • Shrek the Musical • Beauty and the Beast• Blue Man Group.

Day 83 - Thursday, March 24, 2011

Day 83 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - Went to see Annie Get Your Gun at Oxford High School tonight with my mom, Liam, Aaron, and Jordyn. What a wonderful production! Mallory Skilling as Annie Oakley was beyond phenomenal.

Day 77 - Friday, March 18, 2011

Day 77 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - We are so happy grandma Bonnie is back from Florida. We descended on her house for dinner, even baby Bert joined us.

Day 41 - Thursday, February 10, 2011

Day 41 - Thursday, February 10, 2011 - I met Shawn and my mom for lunch at Red Robin on what shouldabeen my dad's 67th birthday.

Day 38 - Monday, February 7, 2011

Day 38 - Monday, February 7, 2011 - Grandma getting giggles out of Ashton.

Day 33 - Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Day 33 - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - A big snowstorm was brewing yesterday, so my mom offered to come spend the night last night so that she would be here today to watch the kids, assuming the nanny would be snowed in and knowing I would still have to work. We are so lucky to have grandma around.

Day 20 - Thursday, January 20, 2011

Day 20 - Thursday, January 20, 2011 - All dressed up for my dad's visitation. Surrounding my mom with love. Smiling through our sorrow. Game faces, everyone. Game faces.

Day 14 - Friday, January 14, 2011

Day 14 - Friday, January 14, 2011 - Dinner and games at my parents' house with Jerry and Sara. Sequence is definitely a family favorite.