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…
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…
I know this is quite a random assortment of photos, but the photos tell the story of the kind of experience it is to be at the home of our good friends Alan and Sarah– eclectic, beautiful, interesting,…
I’ve not considered myself a pet person for quite some time now, but, largely due to the fact that my kids love them so much, these pooches are growing on me. The dogs belong to my parents-in-law with…
These are a few favorite photographs from our visit to California last month. We had a relaxing time of visiting with my parents, my bio-dad, and my sister and her little family. Ashton fell in love (again) with…
Cedar calls his cousin Eli his “best cousin”, and I understand why. They were born just 5 months apart so, being at basically the same stage in life, they have a ton of fun together. They dress up,…
I took the kids camping a few days ago, and we had a really nice, restorative time. The first night we ended up at a perfect campground deep in the woods next to a lovely little lake. The…
Our life has seemed crazy busy lately, each day filled with various fun activities. Cedar’s swimming lessons happened every morning for 2 weeks, we’ve visited with friends and family, gone swimming at the pool and lakes, walked in…
It’s been an adventure, this huckleberry picking. Being surrounded by these berries is so exciting, especially when the excitement is shared with friends and family. Now my question is, what will we DO with these huckleberries? I’m dreaming…