Myles turned 10 months. Have I mentioned before how his first year is going way too fast? We tried a sippy cup, until that point I had been his only source of liquid. He was more interested in playing with…

I've been meaning to post this for awhile, but our garden has been thriving this year! At least, until we went out of town last weekend. A few plants survived, the bigger somewhat more important ones at least did. Mostly,…

First chocolate animal crackers- yummy- I know, I want to eat him too Uncle Tyler is driving?Proud little fisherwomanCole got baptized in the lake that weekend!Jenni was showing Noelle and me her Kettle bell workoutLong, fun day

""And God, you can text us any time you want. Amen."- Payge"Mommy, I want Peter Pan to take me to Neverland."- Payge"Dadadada"- Myles"Whaaaa, my teeth hurt!"- Myles"Pupunzel!"- Haydee (about her favorite movie Tangled)"Mommy can you put some hiccup on me?"-…

A great subtitle to, "What are You Waiting For? by Dannah Gresh,but I got way more out of this than just "one thing" that no one ever tells you. Refreshing honesty that not only the generation facing peer pressure can…

My mother-in-law wrote a book based on what she used to do with her kids in the summer. My sister- in-law also has enjoyed doing this with her four kids and so have many other moms who have heard about…

I am so grateful for our three day weekend and I am indebted to those who helped make it possible. I thank those I know who served, but our thanks hardly does their sacrifice justice!I was also reminded this weekend…

No. Really, buddy. You've got to stop. Your first year is going by way too quickly.He is getting around, everywhere and is into everything. Already, I'm chasing after him and constantly trying to prevent disaster. Talk about precious though, will…

It is hard to get 9 cousins to all smile at once. We went to Iowa to celebrate Easter with Spencer's family. It was a short time, but we had lots of good conversation and time together. Payge also lost…