The Ringstrom Family

It’s the rite of passage: elementary school music programs, and parents sitting through them. Luckily, the music teacher at Glenwood knows how to put on a fun show. This year’s theme was Motown, with a few uplifting kid songs sprinkled in.

It was a perfect day for sledding. Sunny, bright, and once you got moving tromping up the hill it wasn’t even that cold. Sam’s school has a good hill behind it. It’s just steep enough to be fun, not so much it’s horrid to climb back up. I don’t have any good pictures of Sam. […]

Christmas Day at long last! Santa was good to us this year.

Christmas Eve was at the Riggles, Lucky included!

Obviously an emotional year, but the wonderful thing about kids is that they find the joy, no matter what. Enjoy the pictures!

Normally I post pictures in chronological order but I couldn’t help but start with this one. Does this say it all, or what? But the day started with Sam’s request he have a chocolate cake with white frosting and sprinkles, AND a Pikachu. What the blazes is a Pikachu? It’s the main Pokemon guy. Cute […]

From Avery: “Yesterday? At breakfast? I sneezed and bless-you’d my Froot Loop right off my spoon. That was funny.” From Sam: “If you marry Donkey Kong, you’d have a monkey as a ring bearer.”

At last we put together the big girl bed! As Bruce was toting the old toddler/crib mattress downstairs, he asked if it was the same one we’ve had since Sam was a newborn. Yes, I said. He asked, “Does it feel sad that we’re not going to use this anymore?” Well, no, not ’til you […]

Avery came along for the ride in her princess dress. Sam was so sweet to share the day with her, and his goodies without any complaining (eventually there were enough extra treats she could have her own.)