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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 March, 2011

Against the Tide

Daddy and his evermore mini-me Colby, after today’s haircut So, my last official workout was on Friday. I’m not sick, the kids aren’t (that) sick. I’m not slammed with work. I’m just tired. Today was a day of recovery. I threw a party here last night, so the house is twinkling, at least twinkling enough […]

My Angel Baby

Life with a newborn is a very unpredictable thing. It’s hard to please a two-foot tall dictator who has major communication deficiencies, but I try. There have been a couple of nights in the past week where blogging or an organized activity of any kind was absolutely out of the question. Luckily, there were a […]

Sweet Rewards

A typical pre-bedtime scene at the Roberts house… Big kids sipping on berry banana smoothies and Daddy trying to get a smile out of the baby. Ah, a Smirnoff after the kids are in bed after a long day. This is my reward…. Oh, and the clean, shiny freshly-bathed kids, of course! I love this […]

(Not) On My Own

For I am a rich woman, and these are only half of my millions…. Mommy’s first foray into taking some time off didn’t go so well last night. The mommy guilt got me once I got home with four unhappy kids, and there were tears. Some of them were mine. Lessons? Well. Hmm. Let’s see… […]

Light a Candle

Image courtesy of freefoto.com. Bad things happen to good people. You don’t have to look very far these days to know this. This past weekend, in particular, was a reminder of that truth. The world watched as coverage of the earthquake, the tsunami and, now, the nuclear disasters in Japan, unfolded. Tucked in my warm […]

Everyday Magic

Last week was rough. Really rough. The four walls of my house were exerting such internal pressure that I nearly lost my mind. The weather was terrible. The kids were kids. It was maddening. And, somehow, we made it through. My Lily is so smart and active. She constantly needs an ear, a project, a […]

Find Some Peace Tonight

One of the few photos of me since I became a mother of four…. Today was one of those days. I think it actually started last night. I was surfing a Web site with salary information for public employees. These weren’t just any public employees. They were people I work with, know and love, in […]

Going Through It

It’s been a somewhat long weekend of keeping four kids fed, bathed and happy while running to several different social functions. I had fun in showing off our new beautiful boy, as well as some of our new photos, to family and friends. Some of the family in town included my youngest uncle and his […]

Leaving My Footprint

I’ll be slipping into bed soon with mixed feelings on the day. I can’t even believe I’m saying that given the success I had in getting things done, namely, my first real workout in a long time. I also juggled an unusually fussy baby with batting emails back and forth with my best friend and […]