We have loved going to Exploration Acres every year since 2013 when Emily was two weeks old. We’ve gone with many different groups of friends and family since then. This year the kids and I went with a large group of friends from church (thanks Julie for the group pictures!) The first experience was riding…
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The Emergency Surgery that Wasn’t
A few weeks ago I noticed a lump on Nathan. After keeping an eye on it for awhile, I asked Andrew what his thoughts were. We kept waiting. I’m pretty solidly in the mindset that the body will take care of itself. We had been out of town the week before, Andrew in Utah for…
Emily’s 5th Birthday
A few weeks ago we started trying to help Emily hone in on what she wanted to do for her birthday this year. After many grand plans circulated, she decided she wanted to go to Happy Hollow Park with her friends and have a pink cake. On Friday the kids and I worked together making…
Peace Not as the World Giveth, Give I Unto You
I’m starting to realize that life with little children close together might be a little different than I thought. Louder. More energetic. Absolutely messier. Loads of triage with unexpected plot twists. That all comes because of the things that makes my heart sing. Playing together. Building vehicles, gates, and structures with everything that isn’t anchored…
General Conference Weekend 2018
Two weeks ago we started talking about General Conference for family home evening. We brainstormed questions that we had as a family. On Monday we finalized our three questions and taped them to the wall by the table. Every day the kids talked about the questions and how we were going to look for the…
It Was the Load
I knew this year was going to be challenging. Back in October I bought the Powersheets after reading Make it Happen to help me create a solid vision for this year. I figured it would help keep me on track in the midst of all the change. I always forget just how hard post-partum depression…
10 Months Old
Dear Laura, You are learning so many new things right now. Every day it is fun to be surprised by what you can do! Currently you crawl anywhere and everywhere – fast. We are all surprised to turn around and have you right there with us. One of your favorite hang-out spots is the bottom of…
Utah Trip 2018
(Thank you thank you to all of you who shared pictures with us – I can only take credit for a few of them here :) We went to Utah on Tuesday July 10. We found a direct flight from Indy to Utah early in the morning. We left the house at 5:15am EST and…