Just to warn you, these next few posts may be long as in addition to our travel log, I need to include some family history:) One of the reasons I even started blogging was the last conversation I ever had … Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
Back in 2008 when Rob and I were married, we spent a lot of time discussing what we wanted our newly blended family to look like – in the present and in the future. I read a ton of books … Continue reading
We really wanted to make it out to visit my brother, sister-in-law (Jamie and Judy) and cousins this year. We just love their family and my kids are desperate to have cousin time. But logistically and financially it was really … Continue reading
Our friend Emily is an amazing photographer and I’m so glad she agreed to take us out to the Brickworks for a formal family shoot. I wish I could say the ones with technology or the fighting were completely posed, … Continue reading
(Ooops…this was in my drafts that I forgot to post – from about midway on our trip:)) We always try to do a sunrise walk. One day we woke the kids up early to see the sunrise, but they all … Continue reading
Every year our church puts on a Youth Leadership Conference for our region. It has been a longstanding tradition for our region; young men and young women, aged 14-18 attend this conference for 3-4 days. By the time they are … Continue reading
We are pretty much chauffeurs these days. Every single night we have at least 2-3 events happening, and often more. Thank goodness for car pools and kids who are starting to take the subway! It actually is a little overwhelming … Continue reading
Nighttimes are changing around here. I remember the sleepless nights when I was up multiple times in the night. I remember nursing Zach and staring out the window at all the city lights and wondering what my boy would be … Continue reading
Life has been a little crazy around here, but I wanted to get things back on track with our quote of the week. We have had such an outpouring of support for my sister Sarah and her situation and I … Continue reading
Every year during the week leading up to Easter (Holy Week) I have such good intentions to really focus on Holy Week. But every year, I feel like we run out of time and maybe rush through Easter a little … Continue reading