Family Tag

We're still figuring out how our own family Christmas will work. We currently celebrate just us at some point before we leave to be with family. Maybe in the future this will be on Christmas Day, but for now, we really love using James' time off...

07 January, 2015 /

We love to drive through Chicago to get to Wisconsin. Well, James loves to drive. I like to read, and I can read no matter which road we take. We left four hours earlier than usual so that we could get to their house before...

12 December, 2014 /

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...

09 November, 2014 /

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...

27 August, 2014 /

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,...

25 August, 2014 /

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...

23 August, 2014 /

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...

05 August, 2014 /

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...

29 July, 2014 /

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...

24 July, 2014 /
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