Matt’s been forcing inviting us to do “sled-dragging” with him lately. It involves filling that tire with lots of weights and then pulling it as fast as possible… over and over again for a certain amount of time. Fun…
Matt’s been excited about baking lately– pretzels, breadsticks, donuts, pizza dough (he even tossed the dough in the air!), cupcakes, and caramel rolls. He’s a wild man, that one, especially on his weekends (when he gets them). The…
:: going for evening family walks when the breeze kicks up and the weather cools off. The days lately are super humid and hot, but the evenings are lovely. We’ve also been incorporating what we call “Mom time/Dad…
Cedar joined a tee-ball team a couple months ago. He has a cute uniform, a glove, and even a pair of cleats to wear with his orange knee socks. He’s so cute. He has been excited about it,…
Because of that first swim lesson Cedar took this summer, these kids have been really excited about learning how to swim. Currently they have lessons three times a week, and it is amazing to watch how quickly they…
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…
I’m offering you all a random assortment of photos today to describe how, in some ways, I’m passing the time on a daily basis since I’ve been in Montana. When we haven’t been out enjoying the lakes and…
How does one person end up with this many bags of chocolate chips, you might wonder? Well, it’s just that when I go to the store I imagine my cupboard bare of them, then in my mind I…
I’ve been experimenting with making green smoothies lately, and I have to say I LOVE them! Fruit, yogurt, water, sweetness, and a whole bunch of spinach all blend together to make a really tasty drink. After all my…
