Here’s another photo collage for you of our  most recent warm and sunny day, spent as a family enjoying the lovely Chicago Botanic Garden.…

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This week, of course, it is back to being rainy and cool, but we sure love the occasional hot one!…

Matt and I have been enjoying some outdoor exercising now that the weather has warmed up a bit.  Our workout routine includes heavy weightlifting, some running, some martial art/gymnastic stuff, and some sprinting.  Sprinting is…

may we remember today that we are loved, valued, and blessed.…

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…to plant a flower garden …to bring the toys outside …to swing and climb on our new rope Looking forward to more warm days spent outside!…

…for a bloody feeding frenzy! This new play idea is thanks to our evening family ritual lately of watching the epic and gory BBC documentary series Walking With Dinosaurs.…

Learning letters is continuing to be a fun learning experience around here.  Ashton is very close to recognizing all the upper and lowercase letters, but sometimes I don’t know how to help her remember the…