five months already?

Today was Ryan’s 5-month birthday. Can’t say it enough, but time sure flies when you’re having fun! A quick update on what’s new in his world…

Food: He loves it. Well he loves the idea of it. He stares and grabs at our plates when we’re eating. So far the only cuisine he’s sampled has [...]

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only in Minnesota?

When I headed to college in central MN from Duluth 12 years ago, I became aware of the cities vs. up north phenomenon that appears in the lexicon of many Minnesotans. For whatever reason (loyalty to the northland?) I became irritated when others would describe their weekend travel plans “up north”, [...]

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autumn

Here’s to fall colors and glorious weather at Alden Lake.

 

(is this not the cutest jean-butt you’ve ever seen?)

Best buddies- they were even matching that day.

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who knew…

…it would be so cold on September 14th, that I’d have to dress my kid in a winter hat and mittens to walk around the block. And by “mittens” I  mean socks. Pushed over his hands. Because we don’t have any baby winter clothing. Because who knew winter clothing would be needed mid-September? The hat he’s sportin’ is [...]

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the life and times of Ry Guy

With all of the technical updating that’s been going on with this blog, I haven’t posted much news about Ryan lately. He’s now nearing the 5-month mark (can’t believe it), and has had many an adventure over the past month.
Mid-August he was baptized. He hated it. Out of eight baptizees in church that morning, Ryan [...]

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ta da

You made it!
Welcome to the new FatJ. Yes, it’s been a long time coming…but SO well worth the wait. Actually there’s not much here yet. FatJ Technical Support has not figured out how to easily move all the old stuff over to this site, so we’re dealing with some empty spaces. But hang in, we’ll get [...]

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