10/29/2014  Last weekend we had Greg and Ruth over.  They are very distant relatives, but we treat them like adopted grandparents...

10/22/2014  We are not a family who gets sick very often. However, we've been sick lately. I've been battling a cough and ...

10/17/2014  Today marks 2 years since my third miscarriage. October is also Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. So for tho...

10/9/2014 In just a few more days this little darling will be 10 months old!  She is quite mobile now, crawling everywhere. Her ...

9/25/2014 This baby girl got some teeth this week!  The first one popped out on Monday  and its twin showed up today. Yo...

9/19/2014 Classic Literature. Sounds like a college English class. But I've been reading through some classics lately and have be...

9/18/2014 My baby girl. 9 months inside the womb  and now 9 months outside the womb  For her 9 months inside the womb, sh...

9/11/2014 A few recent pictures of our baby girl, nearing 9 months old. Time with big sister Sniffing a flower from our ...

9/9/2014 My son recently lost his very first tooth.  See!  Growing up... 

9/8/2014 My son, who is now 6 years old, is a typical boy. He's into trucks and balls and swords and wrestling. And yet, when he ...

9/5/2014 We recently took a trip to Wisconsin to visit my side of the family. We try to make it up once in the summer and then again at...

8/29/2014 On one hot summer day last week we headed to the beach with our friends.  We make this trek once annually, which ...

8/18/2014  I knew it would happen, but it still seems to shock me - my baby girl is growing and just won't stop!  She's...

8/8/2014 We recently had a birthday bash to celebrate my daughter turning 11, as well as my birthday (which is 2 days after hers) and m...

8/7/2014 My mom visited us recently.  She comes down from Wisconsin once or twice a year for a weekend visit.  She always brings us...

8/5/2014 My oldest daughter turned 11 this week!  It's such a delight to get to experience life with this girl every day. She...

8/4/2014 A few days ago my brother Todd and his family were passing through Indiana while on vacation. They stopped by to visit for a f...

8/1/2014 The zoo. I'm thankful that we have a zoo nearby. Once or twice a year we head that way and enjoy a few hours at the ...

7/16/2014 Baby girl turned 7 months old this week.  7 months already... ay, ay, ay! She still isn't a great sle...