Michigan Tag

Many hands make light work, they say. That's why you should have ten kids, my parents say. Even when they can't all make it (missed you, Mary!), we treated that party like a BOSS. Here's a little breakdown of the big celebration. PREP WORK/DECORATIONS Ruth and Abby's job was lots and...

My baby brother graduated at the end of May. I changed his diapers. I also cut his ear (once!) during a monthly haircut. In my defense, he's wiggly. But we attended his graduation and cheered for him every single time he was on stage. You'll see how many that...

The new kittens were old enough for playing when we went to Michigan a few weekends. (We went for Jon's graduation, but that's being saved for the next post:)) These kittens were super friendly with Corban and Jaeda's rough play. Corban was so patient waiting...

We celebrated Easter with my family this year. green open spaces cows uncle matts to take jaeda over and over to see said cows My mom took us out for fun Saturday morning. soccer gals lunch out shopping with grammie generous lady that she is new shoes for all and sunglasses and cars umbrella James stayed in Indiana to...

Is it too late to write about what we did for Vday? 'Cuz I think it was about a year ago. March was loads of babysitting and preparation for the Art Gala and James' birthday giant surprise and a gradual losing of a certain 3-year-old's nap, and suddenly...

Nourishment beyond our needs. Family who loves your kids as much as you do. Arranging...

Father/Daughter Retreat 2013, a set on Flickr.For the first time in the history of Father/Daughter Retreats, all of Hutchens girls--married and unmarried, living at home and living apart, residing in Michigan and residing in other states--joined all together at Camp Barakel this past weekend. You'll notice...

Even though we were gone for the weekend, we made it back in time to eat some cake on Jaeda's birthday (which was yesterday, by the way). This was her pre-cake face. Papa consoled her with the promise of ponies, butterflies, and as much cake as she wanted. Love the intensity...