Things have been very exciting around the Brandt household lately. We are all feeling better & the house has been buzzing with the excitement of Scott’s birthday, Truman & Sawyer’s 1st birthday, their party & the fact that they are officially walkers!! It started a day or two ago when Truman walked about three steps [...]

The Brandt 5 are all feeling much better. Much MUCH better. I think I may have been going a bit stir crazy after a solid month of being sick coupled with several weeks of sick babies on medications & trips to the doctor’s office & the ER. I find myself taking every single opportunity to [...]

Today was my little cousin’s 5th birthday. And I cannot believe he is 5. My cousin was the first in our group to have kids. I got married a week before Ryan was born- so he was kind of THE baby. The only baby I even knew at the time. And now he is 5!! [...]

Friday was our annual Christmas Party with our friends. This particular Christmas party started at my very first apartment , Christmas 2001. It was my sister-in-law, Krust, my BFF Lisa & my friend Patty. We exchanged gifts & had food & it was awesome. Over the last 9 years it has evolved. The venue & [...]

I was thankful in 2008. I was thankful in 2009. And guess what?! 2010 is no different. Except it is. Because I have grown as a person & a mother & a wife & and… andd… There is just MORE. The capacity in my heart is MORE. Yes, I am grateful for my husband, my [...]

My children are musically gifted. Please note: *Hudson’s super duper amazing recorder skillz. *Truman’s ability to use the xylophone properly at 8 months old. *Sawyer’s super groupie dance moves. My (not-so) kid brother Andrew is on the drums, while my mom is sitting with Sawyer, my (probably future) sister-in-law Xiomara sits in the rocking chair [...]

We went to the park one day last week while Scott’s van was still in the shop. Spending the day together, even when heavy things are weighing on us always helps get us all in sync again. Money? It doesn’t matter. Sure, I once loved my 725 credit score & the fact that I’d NEVER [...]

Sunday we caved pumpkins as a family. My father-in-law sat on the couch watching football & watching Tru & Sawyer so Hudson, Scott, Sarah, Krust & I could carve pumpkins! And that? We did! They came out so fun! I made Wubzy for Hudson. I downloaded pumpkin patterns from Nick Jr, but I didn’t have [...]

So, after our failure/ anti-money in Half Moon Bay, we took a short trip down the street to the neighborhood pumpkin patch to actually buy some pumpkins. This weekend I think we will carve these suckahs. It’s not exactly easy to get the three of them to sit still so pardon the funny pictures. I [...]

Today, my internet & real-life friends: Is my wonderful step-father’s birthday. Georgie is in my top 6 dudes ever, along with my hubs, brother, dad & my two adorable penis-having offspring. That’s saying a lot. I was a bad daughter today & rather than send his card- I was lazy & decided to give it [...]