She’s growing up. She got her ears pierced; went for it even though she knew it would hurt. She now knows how to swim and how to read, she’s smart and kind and capable, she can hang with…
I know this is quite a random assortment of photos, but the photos tell the story of the kind of experience it is to be at the home of our good friends Alan and Sarah– eclectic, beautiful, interesting,…
I’ve not considered myself a pet person for quite some time now, but, largely due to the fact that my kids love them so much, these pooches are growing on me. The dogs belong to my parents-in-law with…
Here are some random photos of the lovely sunrises and sunsets I’ve witnessed recently. Our neighbor has a donkey, named Clark, that blesses us with its loud, strange and wonderful voice every day and night… and we all…
I took the kids camping a few days ago, and we had a really nice, restorative time. The first night we ended up at a perfect campground deep in the woods next to a lovely little lake. The…
It was the kids’ first time visiting their Great Grandpa Marx, and my second time (first time was over 10 years ago). He’s about to turn 91 years old and we don’t know how many visits we may…
Our life has seemed crazy busy lately, each day filled with various fun activities. Cedar’s swimming lessons happened every morning for 2 weeks, we’ve visited with friends and family, gone swimming at the pool and lakes, walked in…
One recent day– after a rainy, dreary day, plans falling through, and an afternoon spent moping around feeling sad– the sun finally emerged from behind the clouds. The evening was lovely and cool, the sky had a pre-…
I got a hankering to climb a mountain one day recently, so I made it happen. It was tough, and even though I consider myself in fairly good condition, I got frustrated with how difficult it was and…
