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erin

erin

I'm Erin Jo. I'm thinking, writing, dreaming, mothering, loving, living, praising, BLESSED to be Fiona to my Shrek and Mommy to my four amazing kiddos.

dave

dave

Shrek is "like an onion with many layers" but has a heart of gold. He's my husband and my friend, and we just get better all the time.

lily

lily

Lily is my first baby and only girl. She's smart, funny, tall and kind. Keeping up with this girl is a challenge and a joy. She's terrific!

max

max

Max is one part ogre, two parts lover and all boy! Our little man has a temper but gives the best hugs of anyone I know!

colby

colby

Colby is as ornery as he looks. He flirts shamelessly, even with strangers. He's all mouth and curls and the loudest by far.

luke

luke

Luke is the baby of the family, but holds his own. He's happy and adorable. And he's a terrible sleeper. =)

Archive for September, 2010

There’s Still Time

I’ve discovered that an author whom I respect so much is 57. There’s still time!!!! I might just be as famous and as bestselling as she is in 25 more years. This is a welcome discovery on a day in which I have pined to do what I want to do for a profession, for […]

A Self-Portrait

Well. It’s been a long day. A long three days. I’d like to write, but I’m just not so sure I need to demand anything else out of this tired head. Instead, I’m going to recycle something I wrote about 18 months ago (so I’ve had another child, etc.) Some of you have read this […]

Blogging About a Boy

Max and I waiting to find out the sex of the baby I was surprised, I admit it, on Friday morning when Dave and I learned I am carrying another boy! I don’t know why I was so sure it was a girl, but alas, we will welcome a fourth child who is a third […]

Wishes for Maxwell

This striking trio of first cousins started preschool together this morning. My Max was ready to go, his eyes gleaming and his Autobots backpack and Cars lunchbox sparkly new. My hope for Maxwell is that today marks a long road of lifelong learning, both in the classroom and out. I pray he finds friends, wisdom […]

19 Weeks and A Side of Sass

Well, yes, I still have almost five months to go. Colby has been sleeping better the past few nights. He’s getting past an ear infection and maybe a new tooth (who knows?!) Anyway, I was thankful he slept until 4 a.m., was soothed by Shrek, and then went back to sleep until 5. Then he […]

New ‘Do for Little Man

I finally did it: I let the baby curls go from Colby’s sweet red head. But it’s okay! It’s still curly! I wish I had a better after photo, but I think you can tell it’s different in these photos! BEFORE AFTER! I’m feeling quiet tonight. So that’s all you get out of me for […]

I Do and I Will

I can still remember the day we “met.” Although we’d been acquaintances before, the day we looked at each other in a new way was August 10, 1997. Hot day, good friends, free spirits, amazing music : Lilith Fair 1997. I was 19, and he was 25. Thirteen years have passed, and so much has […]

Time Marches On

I snapped these photos of the kids last fall. While we’re still not quite to this stage of crisp air and fallen leaves, I feel it coming soon. These three are all a year older and less innocent, and we have another one on the way. Speaking of the baby, I have begun to feel […]