Grandma, the cousins and I took a walk together and snapped a few fun pictures that I hope make my lovely mother-in-law happy; she needs it right now. And, as is common in Kalispell summers, the clan…
Following months of busy-ness and fun with soccer, friends, a budding photography business, and a flurry of packing as we awaited Matt’s return, he finally came home from Navy Band school. We said hello to one another and…
In the Tampa area, the Florida Botanic Garden was among one of our stops along the way home. It was beautiful, of course, and we left the area just as several days of storms began. If I recall,…
Oh, that calm blue water on the Florida Gulf Coast is something not easily forgotten. It was a bit cold for swimming, but the brave did venture out for a bit. I remember that when the kids and…
You are all about to be bombarded with blog posts full of photos from our visit with Matt’s mom, Jean. This is because, while she was here, we had some much needed vacation time: We went to the…
When some of our homeschool friends offered us the opportunity to go to Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, which is almost 2 hours from here and would mean getting up and out of the house early, finding food, and, well,…
2013 came and went in a whirlwind of moving back to Florida, waiting for Matt to come home and then getting him back, visits from Grandmas, and lots of family togetherness. I see that these are the times…
We went on another nature adventure recently, this time at Fort Caroline National Memorial, which happens to be minutes from our house and offers trails, the river, a museum and a fort to explore. We often go on woods…
The kids and I joined a group of our homeschool friends on a trip to a place called Connor’s Amazing Acres. It was a gorgeous day, a beautiful drive out into the country, and a perfect place to…
