I can’t believe that I said I was thankful that it was snowing. It is ridiculous outside - beautiful, yes - but ridiculous. The snow has not stopped all day, and it’s going to get even worse tonight - great. I have a major case of cabin fever because Kyle needs our vehicle when it’s [...]

Captain Kade Originally uploaded by erikakrausroth.
I found this questionnaire and thought I’d plug in answers for Kade. It’s a good way to document his personality, given that I haven’t kept up a baby book for him, thank goodness for blogs…
Full Name: Kade Andrew Kraus Roth
Birthday: March 21, 2004
Nickname(s): Bones, Beans, Chauncy, Mr. Pants, Captain
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When I crawled into bed last night I breathed a sigh of relief knowing that today was a “rest day,” no running, no 4:30 wake-up call, no extra load of laundry due to my 3 layers of clothing required when training in freezing temperatures. Little did I know that my two sleeping angels would gang [...]

Guess who woke up at 4:30 this morning to run?Guess who actually enjoyed every minute of it (the run that is, not the waking up part)?Guess who got less than 4 hours of sleep?Guess who laid the baby down for a nap, put Shrek on, and slept on the couch for an hour and a [...]

Liv Ellen Originally uploaded by kyleroth.
Liv is 5 months old today. When I told Kade this, he looked puzzled and said, “baby doesn’t have presents.” I told him we would make one for her today (I think I’m going to have to cave in and get the paints out).
Liv has come a long way [...]