Alex's 5th Birthday

For Alex's 5th birthday, we threw a party at the house. Even though it was early March, it was a beautiful weekend, and we rented a gigantic bouncy castle for the back yard.

Alex invited a ton of kids over, which made for a lively event. He asked for ice cream cake. We bought way too much - which is a nice problem to have. Auntie Ali and Uncle Eric came to visit, and Grandma and Grandpa Stangel.

Daddy's First Braid

About a week ago, I successfully completed my very first braid of Genevieve's hair.


I had made many previous attempts, but had not been able to complete it before one of us got too tired, annoyed, or wiggly.

Pizza, Cookies, and Live Music at Whole Foods

Tonight was $8 pizza Friday at Whole Foods, and a live classic rock band to boot.




Oh, and cookies too, naturally!