A big reason why I keep this blog (and why I post so many photos) is so that we have a family journal to look back through, talk and laugh about, get ideas from, and reflect on, as…
Thought I’d share again the family photos we took for one of our advent activities. It was my first time using the self-timer on the camera, and our first time getting family photos by ourselves, and we are…
Please don’t be offended or turned off by us… but we have transformed into a zombie family, and as a zombie family we have celebrated a zombie Christmas (including a zombie Christmas play). OK, just kidding, we aren’t…
The kids each picked out fabric for some new mama-made cotton pants (I did hem up Cedar’s a bit– he’s just growing so quickly that I figured I’d make them longer). This kind of pant is so simple…
We love seeing the kids get enthused with us about exercise, especially about lifting weights. Matt in particular is great about getting them involved while he works out– it’s serious partying out there in the garage sometimes, with…
My life is quieter right now with Matt back to work, and with a crazy schedule too, but that’s OK– we had a great vacation-at-home together for the first time in years and I am grateful for it.…
Because it’s fun to invite our dinner guests to ‘draw Christmas’ with us, then eat up all the cookies (thanks Mom!!!) leaving only crumbs in our wake.…
