Author Archives: ben

The Great Groundhog Day Blizzard

We’ve been spoiled by the amazing weather this winter. I still haven’t forgotten the first time I can ever remember WORK being closed due to snow. It was a year ago today. You can call it Snowmageddon or Snowpocalypse or whatever you like. That’s right, woodchuck-chuckers – it happened on Groundhog Day. This is my […]

Remembering Grandpa Nick

Grandpa Nick, my mom’s dad, passed away last month. I am very thankful for all the great times I had with him. I’ve put together this page to remember him. It includes his obituary, comments from both me and my brother, and a link to a ten-minute video that we put together when he and […]

Eliana’s First Birthday Revisited

With the holiday season and plenty of other things to keep me busy, it’s taken me a while to get together the pictures and the video from Eliana’s birthday party. So, thanks for waiting. Here they are! View photos from Eliana’s birthday party on my Shutterfly page Video clips from the party (about four minutes […]

Merry Christmas to all!

We mailed out the last of our Christmas letters today. Yes, a little behind schedule, but not too bad. Whether you receive a “snail mail” card or not, you can enjoy our 2011 online Christmas letter. Also, I finally shared the Eliana November 2011 album on my Shutterfly site, so you can check that out, […]

Eliana’s First Birthday!

I’ll have much more to share from Eliana’s birthday party in the days/weeks ahead. For now, enjoy some of our favorite memories from the past year:

Baby’s First Halloween

Eliana dressed up as a butterfly for her first Halloween. We took her trick-or-treating at just one house. We went to Uncle Nick, Aunt Lisa, and cousin Rachel’s place, which on Halloween is known as Hollows Way. Eliana doesn’t eat candy yet, but she sure was eager to grab some. You can see her eyeing […]

Chair. Chair. Chair.

My parents gave Eliana a Pottery Barn Kids table & chair set for an early birthday present. They let Jenelle and me handle ordering it. The set includes a table and two chairs. Here’s a simplified version of what happened with the order. Me: “I’d like to order the table & chair set.” Pottery Barn […]

Purple Homecoming

We keep in touch with lots of people from our college years, but it’s rare that a bunch of us get together in person. NU’s homecoming was on October 22, so we spent some time in Evanston. It’s amazing how we’ve all grown up. It’s also amazing how many kids were present! I’ve posted several […]

Up we go!

This video is more than three weeks old, but it’s a good one. Climbing stairs is no longer an issue for Eliana. She still has a bit of trouble going down, but she’s a lot more careful and patient than she was a few weeks ago. She is growing up so fast!

Two More Photo Albums – Months Nine & Ten

Sorry to keep you waiting. Now available on the Shutterfly site are two more albums: September 2011 October 2011 Lots of good ones in there. I’ll be adding some more photo albums from October, including Halloween, in the near future.