Six!

Laine is six! We celebrated her birthday with our standard morning decorations. We arrived home from Yellowstone the night before, … More

Camp Orkila

Camp Orkila, 2017. The annual tradition where Brian takes the kiddos to Camp Orkila on Orcas Island over Mother’s Day … More

Camp Orkila is an annual tradition around here. Brian has been taking Blaise—and since 2015, Laine—over Mother’s Day weekend… it … More

Laine is five! For almost two months now… I’m a little behind updating around here. A brief summary before remembering … More

It’s become an annual tradition for Brian to take the big kiddos to Camp Orkila over Mother’s Day weekend. This … More

We want to start some family traditions. We already have a few we’ve started and kept up over the years—before … More

October went fast. Broken record here, the month started and now it’s over. Let’s break it down for old times’ … More

We are a baby-free family (for now). Saige turned one September 17. Another kid, another year flies by. First picture as a … More

Blaise is five! How he is five is beyond me. The days are long but the years are short, so true. … More

Laine turned four July 19. FOUR. I’m not sure how that happened, she was just born. It’s weird, it feels … More