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“How was your summer?” That’s a question we get (and will get)  a lot and I usually don’t even know how to start squeezing the whole summer  into a couple of sentences. So to share some things we’ve done and experienced over the last 6 weeks, here’s a little ABC of our summer in Spokane: […]

  In January, all the Anyans got together for a family photo shoot. Just imagine trying to get 12 adults and 12 kids (between the ages of 12 years and 3 months) to smile and look in the same direction at the same time. There were tears, there were tantrums, there was spit-up on the carefully […]

Elias is almost 10 months old and I thought it’s time for an update on our handsome boy! GROWTH: He hasn’t been weighed in a while; all I know is that he’s a small baby! He was in the 4th percentile for both height and weight at his 6 month check-up, and looking at all the […]

Remember these cuties from Fun Foto Friday #3?   These three cousins are only 22 days apart in age and got to reunite this summer in Spokane! There isn’t a whole lot of interaction between them yet other than grabbing each other’s hair and stealing pacifiers… but I think that’s a great start to a […]

What do you do in Spokane for fun? Run a 4-mile-mostly-uphill race in 95 degree weather, of course! We call that the Cherry Pickers Trot and Pit Spit (and yes, that’s the actual name of the event). Well, let’s say that’s what some people do for fun. Like John. Not me. I stood on the […]

So after surviving our second international trip with 2 little ones, I thought of so many more things I want to pass on to fellow or future internationally traveling parents. Hence, PART II of surviving air travel with kids! 1. CHOOSE YOUR AIRLINE WISELY! This is a repeat from the first post on this subject and […]

Want to see Judah as excited as a little toddler can possibly get? Take him to the zoo 🙂 It’s now become a tradition to visit Stuttgart’s zoo”Wilhelma” whenever we’re in Germany, and this year, we went with Tante Sari, her boyfriend Andre (or, as Judah called him when he couldn’t remember his name: “that […]

This week: More aunt and uncle pictures from Germany!  1. Hanging out with Tante Simona from England (who actually is their second cousin… or something…). Notice Judah showing some British pride with his “London” T-Shirt. 2. Tasting Tante Sari’s yummy cake! We also decided that the boys need a sugar detox diet once we’re back in […]

Ever wondered how to pack and plan for an international 20+ hour trip with young kids? John and I had the pleasure of not only practicing those travel organization skills but also our levels of endurance and patience as we embarked on our journey to Germany last week. There are some things we wish we […]

Mother’s Day is bittersweet for me. Before we had children, it was a stinging reminder of what we desired so desperately, but, for some reason, couldn’t have. Now that we have been given 2 little boys, it is a day of hugs and kisses and being pampered, while still remembering that for many women, Mother’s Day […]