Fall is upon us, and with it my desire to bake has sky rocketed. Pretty much anything with cinnamon and nutmeg is high on my list to consume and therefore, make. On the first day of cold (it went from 90 degrees to 50 degrees over night with one amazing thunderstorm) we made oatmeal pumpkin muffins….
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Corbin
They have the same smile!
11 Months Old
Dear Emily, Eleven months has come upon us so very quickly. You are a much closer to a toddler now than baby. Your sign language repertoire has exploded in the last week. To “more” you’ve added “all-done”, “thank-you” (We have a book called “I can say thank-you” and one day you sat there for thirty…
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Unpacking
I had the realization recently that in the last five years I have moved ten times. I’ve updated my official address with the U.S. Postal Service ten times with each of these “permanent” moves. I stopped unpacking our pictures three moves ago and we’ve lived without the pillows and coat that serve as padding. We…
Labor Day
Andrew and I were both really grateful to have an extra day in our weekend to get a little bit more work done and a little bit more playing squeezed in. Emily decided not to take a nap in the morning so we went to the park and put up our slackline. We haven’t pulled…
Together At Last
This summer was a lot like climbing a mountain. There were some fun parts, some really hard parts, some burned-out-and-I-just-want-it-to-end parts, but we really tried to enjoy the journey that it was. And I think we did well, thanks to plenty of miracles and tender mercies from God. We felt His involvement in our lives…
Three Wonderful Years
Sunday, August 17, 1pm. Andrew arrived at my parent’s home after a three hour drive from Des Moines. We played games with my family, cooked out for dinner, went on a walk, and put Emily to bed. Monday, August 18, 7:40am. Andrew and I went on a breakfast date. Just the two of us. Without…