MOSHing

Jess and Elliot were in Chicago for the past several days, so I decided to reward Annika and Sam with a trip to the MOSH (Museum of Science & History) in Jacksonville for putting up with me for several days. We had a great time together - other than Sam's freaking out in the planetarium. Annika and Sam got to pet an opossum (not pictured), baby alligator (fun!), and a tortoise. We had a great time today. Originally I was going to take them to the zoo, but our unseasonably cool weather (low 60s) drove us inside. I'm glad it did.

3 months with Elliot

Hard to believe that three months have flown by. First are a couple of shots of the older kids mugging for the camera. Then two pics of Elliot at 3 months. I (Jess) am thinking he looks a bit like his Uncle Cameron in the close up :) Enjoy!

Oh yeah, the other kids are fine too.

Life has been a blur lately. I think it's mostly due to trying to figure out how to handle three kids. We were all sick for around a week recently, which certainly set us back quite a bit. We're enjoying our bigger family, but it sure has been an adjustment. We promise we'll have a more substantive post soon. Thanks for being patient with us!

Captain Personality

Sam is trying to get on Project Runway. What do you think? Can he make it?

Happy New....woah where did January go?

So most of you have probably all but given up on our blog. Honestly, January ran away from us when we weren't looking. Our family has been on lock down since Wednesday with the stomach flu, but we've been uploading some pics that we hope to share with you soon.

For those still hanging in there, thanks for your patience!!

Christmas Catch Up

Like the rest of you, we've been so busy that we haven't had a moment to think about changing the blog. We've finally made it through Christmas, so it's time to provide a few highlights.

This first picture shows Sam's devilish look. He gets that just before he's about to do something naughty - like stopping Elliot's swing.


Santa made an appearance at a friend's house while Troy was officiating a wedding. Annika did alright with Santa; Sam was freaked out; Elliot didn't care (we think). Santa had to sneak into the pictures to keep Sam calm.


I thought I'd slip in a cute picture of Elliot because as I write this he's wailing (again). I need something to remind me that newborns will eventually stop being newborns. We think he's having tummy troubles, which is complicated by his eating all the time. This will pass - we hope.


Annika was surprised with her first violin for Christmas, complete with lessons from mom.


Finally, Sam got a nice chair, which he likes, but he and Annika love the box it came in. Lord, save us all. It's chaos in the HB house right now!

Letter to Santa

This is a first for the HB family. Annika decided to send a letter to Santa with a very specific request for Christmas. (The added bonus is that she got to do it as part of her home-schooling.) The mailman picked it up and sent it to the North Pole - all for a first-class stamp! I wonder if Santa will hear her plea...