Family

                        The difference between these two bellies is about ten weeks. And a seasonal wardrobe change. Brr is it chilly these days! The similarity is gifted clothing (thank you, neighbors!). And bent fingers since my nail biting problem has only gotten worse with every book I've...

A couple Thursdays ago, I was deliberately picking out shirts, pants, and accessories that would compliment each other without being too matchy-matchy. The large back of our couch held each family member's items so that as I walked by, I could rearrange, pull off, and...

The first weekend in October, we found ourselves in Michigan with a date night on our hands (wahooooo!). We made our way to Grand Rapids where the entire downtown was covered in art--real, creative, layperson-understood art. It was incredible! I'll briefly highlight a very select...

Warsaw hosted 16 statues from Seward Johnson's collection of more than 450, a collection that has been all over the world. He started sculpting out of metals like aluminum and bronze back in the 70s, and of the 16 that graced our little town, I saw...

Three weeks ago, we were in a parking lot when suddenly Corban cried out, "I see a plane!" Sure enough, there was a billboard advertising the upcoming airshow. We marked it on our calendars and counted it day by day by day by day by...

My family dropped Jon off at Liberty University last weekend. *sniff sniff* I won't tell you how many of his diapers I changed, haircuts I botched, or "Get-out-of-bed-NOW"s I screamed. But there he is, off finding his way (which is quite the chore, I understand,...

A couple months ago, we promised Aunt Erin we'd visit her this summer. Suddenly, summer was almost over, so a couple weekends ago, we made good on our promise. And are we ever glad we did! Erin's just moved into a beautiful 1920 apartment with...

A couple weekends ago, we visited my mom's Ohioan side of the family. I think swimming may have been our favorite part. But truly seeing this family that I haven't seen in years and years was so refreshing, a kick back to my childhood! So...

Jaeda's second birthday was a smash hit of puzzle time with Daddy (any time with Daddy is referred to by her as a "Daddy Jaeda Date"), a moist and delicious quinoa flour & zucchini cake (we made some edits to the recipe, things found in the...

We spent the 4th of July with James' folks. We like to use the longer weekends for the longer travels. We've got this drive down to a science. Leave right after work. Drive 30-60 minutes. Stop for supper. Get kids in pjs. Watch one movie. Kids sleep; we read/chat. (James drive; Sarah...