We spent Thanksgiving by ourselves this year, as in ‘with no family,’ but we really weren’t by ourselves as we had a house full of friends who were also without families for the holiday. We only had to worry about
“Don’t See Me”
Cami is becoming quite sneaky. Maybe that isn’t the word for it – she doesn’t try to sneak around, rather she is quite defiant. Is this the result of being the youngest of 4 that she feels she has to
Saturday Round Up
This is a first for me but I went to a movie ALONE (that would be by myself). I went and saw “Twilight”. So great to see I wasn’t the only one going solo but the theater was packed. I
Excited!
Yes, ‘EXCITED’ is the word to describe Caleb as he left the gym tonight. He was actually a ‘loner’ at his practice tonight because the other 2 boys on the team were at separate cub scouting events. This usually goes
Homeschool Craft/Bake Sale
We participated in a homeschool craft/bake sale a few weeks ago and life has been full-tilt since then. I couldn’t let it slip away from our memories by not recording it. This is the 3rd year for the sale. We
Sunday Photo Shoot
Last week we got an exciting package in the mail – church clothes made lovingly by Grandma. The kids were so excited, the clothes were tried on and modeled right away. [mygal=grandma_clothes] Sunday finally came and Chris took the kids
I Voted!
I was so anxious to vote today – I didn’t want to put it off and then run out of time at the end of the day when the lines were at their longest. So, as soon as the kids
Our Halloween
We went Trick-or-Treating with some friends in their town. Everyone starts Trick-or-Treating right after school which makes it so fun to go until it starts to get dark. The kids had a blast going out with friends
A New Decade
As of today, Emma is beginning a new decade of her life as she turns 10 years old!! She has entered the ‘double digits’ and couldn’t be more excited! In the last few years we’ve had a family outing to
Decorating Pumpkins
After Sunday dinner, Chris and I wearily looked at each other as we were both thinking the same thing – we still had to get through Family Home Evening. We love Family Home Evening but Caleb was in charge and