Ashton turns eight today and, oh my, she is so excited about her birthday. Mostly about the party (I am discovering that birthday parties are very important to my children). We’re having the neighbors over for a simple…
We haven’t actually gotten out for woods walks much lately, due to all the things there are to do here to keep us occupied (and the often rainy winter days as well). With homeschooling, outings, errands and shopping,…
I am pretty sure I must be crazy. Nuts. Why in the world would I go ahead and get a puppy when Matt is away on deployment? When it’s just the kids and me and I’m pretty much…
These photos are some I took during our visit to Tucson last month, where we spent a relaxing week with my Auntie T and Uncle Tim. Oh, the weather was mostly glorious and sunny, we got to go…
With baby Kimble’s surgery a success, the cousins have gone to spend the holidays in Seattle with their parents, leaving the rest of us without our sweet buddies for Christmas. So we had a pre-Christmas party before they…
It was cold, snowy and icy, we only had a little bit of light before dark, and we lost the other group we went with. It cost $5, about 2 hours, some gas and some shivers. But we…
She’s growing up. She got her ears pierced; went for it even though she knew it would hurt. She now knows how to swim and how to read, she’s smart and kind and capable, she can hang with…
Our family has been a state of crisis for the past several weeks, as Matt’s sister’s 6 week old baby has been at a children’s hospital in Seattle with a rare heart condition. Baby Kimble is awaiting heart…
