You’re The Only Reason I Keep On Coming Home…

Yesterday I was having a lazy start to the morning.  9:30 had rolled around and there were breakfast dishes to clean, boys to get dressed, and what was bound to be another full day of parenting four 6 year olds ahead.  My instinct told me to feel guilty about putting my feet up on the …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 1}

{The last 3 1/2 years have come with some bumps and bruises in this road from unemployment to entrepreneur. We thought we had learned our lessons in trusting the Lord through the birth of our quadruplet sons, but God has showed us just how incapable we are of doing anything on our own, and has …

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Another Day. Another Milestone.

Notice anything different about this handsome dude? {Clark} It came out without a tear yesterday afternoon during our science lesson. 😉 (thanks to Daddy for coming down to pull it!) Something him losing his first tooth seems so grown up… That’s one out and 79 to go for our boys! Somebody alert The Tooth Fairy …

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When It’s 6 Degrees on Your 6th Birthday…

So how do you celebrate a sixth birthday when it’s 6 degrees outside? Naturally, drive {north} past the beautiful skyline of Chicago,       And to this indoor 84 degree kids’ paradise hotel, called KeyLime Cove.  And say hello to swim trunks and flip flops for a day or two. Where it’s easy to say …

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To My Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 6}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} {Part 4} {Part 5}   Your Daddy will have to fill in the details of those first couple of days.   I developed an internal infection along with other complications I was experiencing, so my memory is quite cloudy. I hadn’t had the opportunity to even meet you yet. Sunday …

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To My Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 5}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} {Part 4}   Things I wish I would have done before you were born: measured my belly circumference made a video journal taken more pictures of my medical staff family ingested a few more chalky protein bars hired a photographer for your birth somehow been able to express my …

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To My Four Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 4}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} Let’s see where am I in this epic tale of your birth… Oh yes, it’s late January, I’m as big as the Mega Bus, and you are about to make your grand entry into our world. I’m not going to sugar coat it, the last few days before your …

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To My Four Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 3}

{Part 1} {Part 2} On December 29th, we reached the incredible milestone of 28 weeks. Aside from complications due to the risk of a cord accident with Brooks or Clark (the mono-amniotic twins), your probability of survival rose significantly. We were elated, yet with the celebration came the packing of bags to move into the …

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