Matt and Nancy’s 2011 Top 10
Time to take a look back at some of the most memorable snapshot moments of the year. I’m sure we left important things out, and the order is relatively loose, but it’s still fun to reminisce. Enjoy! 10. Fairfield Inn, Muscatine Iowa This little out of the way hotel is the closest Marriot hotel to [...]
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November 28, 2011
I heart Beverly Cleary (especially on audiobook)
Lately in the Heeremobile we have been listening to Beverly Cleary’s books on CD and it’s been so fun to relive some of those books that I read when I was little. Cleary’s writing about everyday life through the eyes of a third grade boy and a 4 year old girl really come to life. [...]
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June 23, 2011
Anna is 3 weeks old! (and a Heerema family update)
Today marks three weeks since Anna’s birth. She passed her birth weight (7 lbs., 15 oz.) at her 2 week appointment, weighing in at 8 lbs., 4 oz. which made her mama very, very happy since she had lost the full 10% of her birth weight in the hospital and we had some catching up [...]
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June 6, 2011
The Bedtime Routine
Watched this video (below) about a man who read to his daughter every night until she went to college (doing their last reading session in the stairwell of her new Rutgers dorm). Pretty inspiring. He was trying to answer the question “how do I keep her heart?” Worth a quick watch (~3 mins including commercial). [...]
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June 3, 2011
Welcome to the World, Anna Elizabeth
We’d like to welcome Anna Elizabeth Heerema to the world. Born June 2nd, 2011, 7:56am in Ames Iowa at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Vital Stats Sex: Female Height: 20″ Weight: 7lbs. 15oz Head: 14.5″ Hair: lots Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo Species: H. Sapiens Race: Human Alignment: Chaotic [...]
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December 31, 2011
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