Corban

This is not the post in which I tell you my philosophy of education nor even list the curriculum we've chosen. That's a post I'd love to do someday. Really. Details, reasons, objectives. Love all that stuff. But for now, my eyes are a little glazed over...

14 September, 2015 /

This styling is because he has sisters. This is why James is thankful for our boy friends. Writing his name everywhere in everything. (Okay, I totally helped with this.) Proof that he still naps! (1-2x per week.)...

14 September, 2015 /

ONCE A MONTH For the Grands Once a month, I pose the kiddos Once a month, they smile long Once a month, I take a picture Once a month, they hold up strong Once a month, we write a letter Once a month, they say their thoughts Once a month, they sign their names...

06 August, 2015 /

Last week, we had the rain storm to top all rain storms. At least 20 minutes of downpour. Liddi and Jaeda were still sleeping when the rain started. Corban and I ran out to the porch in awe of the sheer power of the torrent. Neighbor...

23 July, 2015 /

One day, there was a mom who didn't know where they were going. This didn't seem to bother the son, since he had been given a rare car snack. And the daughter tended to not worry about anything anyway. And the baby just wanted milk in her belly at all times, no matter...

13 July, 2015 /

Having Mother's Day close to your birthday (ohmyword am I talking about my birthday again?!) is the best. A week's worth of celebrations or extra sweet nothings (like drinking juice for breakfast mmm). This Mother's Day, we felt like celebrating with another family, a mom whose...

05 June, 2015 /

Jon and Sam graced us with their beautiful presence within their first few weeks after finishing their freshman year...

04 June, 2015 /

I'm thirty today. I'm not freaking out. I feel like I'm finally at the number that fits my life stage. No longer a girl playing house. Married (to the same guy!) eight years, three kids, own a house, resident of current town for ten years, visit family...

13 May, 2015 /

Warsaw hosts a Mommy Son Adventure every year just before Mother's Day. This was our second year attending, and we're not stopping anytime soon! It's so fun to be out with your oldest, just you and your boy, getting dirty, exploring, racing, making things together, licking...

11 May, 2015 /

  Watching, drafting, clicking, asking YouTube Cutting, folding, bending, molding Paper Flying, soaring, not-at-all boring Airplanes ...

09 May, 2015 /
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