Matt’s mom left today on a plane back to Montana.  We had five days of being fully with her, and what a blessing it was.  We crafted, gamed, chatted, ate, adventured, and enjoyed lots of…

Our little ones are getting to be not so little anymore.  At her request, Ashton is learning the art of riding on two wheels.  And Cedar is loving that four wheels are way faster than…

We have been giving her a weekly allowance and requiring that she complete some simple regular tasks, but on one recent evening Ashton decided to do some extra contributing around the house for money.  I…

There’s been a lot of Uno playing around here lately.  It’s a game we all enjoy, and Cedar can play along too.  Our friend Seth taught him to say “Snap!” with the ‘mean’ cards, so…

This is Ashton’s creation, from start to finish.  All I did was find her the materials she requested, and write the words for her.  She did have a few more words in mind, including, “Ariel…

We really do.  It brings fast and fantastic results in body composition (i.e. muscles, which are so cool and beautiful and amazing to watch develop), and it takes hardly any time at all.  We’ve invested…

This Navy life has been hard for me at times, with being away from family and old friends and familiar places, but now our neighborhood has become our community.  Being in a neighborhood, with a…

Ashton completed her first dance class a few weeks ago.  She liked some things about it and not others.  Lots of class time was spent with her sitting next to me, watching, and rejoining the…

Where’s Matt when he’s not chasing kids around?  Two guesses… We’re still waiting for his school to approve his request to transfer to the Navy Band.  No news.  Hopefully that’s good news.  …

I want to share about myself, but it seems to me you know what I’m doing by what you see my kids doing.  I’m on the other side of the photo: orchestrating, managing, guiding, feeding.…