The Spohr kids and Rigby have been on many adventures. Now they have their own channel!

Singer Songwriter Toddler

May 11, 2012

One of Annie’s favorite things to do when we visit Mike’s parents is to sit at their piano and make noise. On this last trip, she took things up a notch and made up her own song. Annie clearly comes from the tradition of confessional songwriters like Joni Mitchell, because the song touches on her [...]

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Sleep Eating

May 4, 2012

Whenever I eat a huge meal I usually end up dozing on the couch within a matter of minutes, and it seems that food has the same effect on Annie… except Annie falls asleep in a slightly different location. Annie’s nodding off was too cute not to film, but don’t worry, we made sure she [...]

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Standing Up For Maddie

April 27, 2012

Tomorrow team March for Maddie will be participating in the March for Babies for the fifth year in a row – our fourth walk without her. The march is something that’s very important to our family, to both remember and honor Maddie, and to help other families going through the same thing we experienced four [...]

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Night Night, Mama

April 20, 2012

One of the things we did to get Annie to go to sleep at a set time was to create a bedtime routine that we repeat every night. It worked great (except for the occasional hiccup) and Annie now loves her bedtime routine so much that we often find her pretending to put her dolls [...]

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Annie Interviews… Annie!

April 13, 2012

The more Annie gets a grasp on the English language, the more she wants to talk. Yesterday she revealed her desire to become a Barbara Walters style interviewer, and sat down for an exclusive interview with her favorite subject… herself! Great questions, Annie, and… answers too!

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Annie’s Favorite Maddie Video

April 6, 2012

As I mentioned earlier this week, Annie has discovered videos of her big sister and become obsessed with watching them. Right now “Barney,” “Gabba,” and even “Dora” have nothing on “Maddie” as far as Annie is concerned. Of all the Maddie videos there is one that Annie has watched obsessively. I’m trying to teach Maddie [...]

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