Apple Stamping

Apple picking left us with 30 pounds of apples. Between eating some, making applesauce, and giving some away, we still … More

Apple Picking

Over the summer we picked blackberries almost weekly. The kiddos are still asking to go even though the season has … More

Everything in our lives had been planned to a tee… graduate high school, then college, then marriage, then work. Things … More

Amazon is addicting (the UPS man is like family). I was nosing around one night in the “cars, trains, and … More

Blaise is three! It feels like he’s supposed to be three yet it feels like it’s gone so fast. Brian … More

August was busy. Self-inflicted busy. We were gone almost every day doing something. Toward the end of the month, about … More

From four hour naps, to two kiddos on different nap schedules, to napping off-and-on, to not napping, to occasionally napping, … More

I decided our kiddos had too many toys. Possibly because I don’t like having many things and I live in … More

July started with a trip home to California, then back home to Washington to celebrate Laine turning two and enjoy … More

I remember my mom opening the blinds every morning. It was the first thing she did when she’d come downstairs. … More