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The Beach House

Ben — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:41:48 +0000

We used to love going to the lake house. But the lake lacks something these days.

The wooden posts you see on the lower right are part of the bulkhead. Normally, those would be standing in 3 to 4 feet of water. As you can see in the photo, that is no longer the case. So…this past summer, we have been able to enjoy the beautiful beach front property. Too bad the boats are useless to us these days! We have no water to put them in! Oh well. Maybe next summer?

Head, Meet Table.

Ben — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:41:01 +0000

The problem with cute cartoon Band-Aids is that the kids refuse to take them off.

We hope it isn’t a permanent scar.

Like a Big Girl

Ben — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:44:08 +0000

We decided to spend our Labor Day weekend cleaning our floors. Not that the floors were dirty, but this was the weekend we had set aside to begin potty training. There have been a few successes, which were accompanied by a few celebratory cupcakes. Mostly, however, it has been a few days of cleaning up puddles and changing underpants.

Lucy is in good spirits about the whole process, despite the rough start. We are mostly grateful that we have only solid floors downstairs so the accidents are pretty quick and easy to clean up.

Another Coate Baby

Ben — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:44:16 +0000

Congratulations to my brother, Patrick, and his wife, Elinore, on the birth of their beautiful baby girl.

Elena Tecson Coate

Smooches

Ben — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:43:00 +0000

Lucy has learned that the best way to make a boo boo feel better is to have Mommy kiss it. Tonight, she had to live with disappointment as her most noteworthy injuries were biting her tongue and falling on her bottom. Imagine Katie trying to explain twice why Momma is not going to kiss that ouchie.