
Blaze is going to be Batman.
Pascaline is going to be Poison Ivy.
Brian found an old suit and purple shirt at the second hand store. He’s going to be the Joker.
And Mom, mom is supposed to be Hawk Girl. Oh boy. I need help!
How do I make a costume to represent myself as Hawk Girl from [...]

Summer is coming to an end as we all get ready for school to start up.
Brian and I are excited to start our new homeschool year! Last year I created the curriculum as we went and used a lot of Waldorf materials. This was a little more work than I had thought it would be. [...]
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Meet Rosie! Our new Golden Retriever puppy. She is 8 weeks old and a sweetheart. How could that face ever exhaust anyone?
Little background on her and how we came to find her…
Even though Brian and I didn’t grow up with dogs, we love Goldens. They are so sweet in personality and have a [...]

Before I forget, today is the LAST day to vote for your favorite finalist in the Fatherhood Photo Contest!!! Last I checked, we were ONLY 135 votes away from a total of 400 votes!!! That’s amazing and such a blessing to all the finalists! Don’t forget, the 400th voter gets a $20 Starbucks card too!! [...]

Today is our 11 year wedding anniversary! It’s safe to say we are more in love than ever–almost feel like honeymooners.
Fighting is better, making up is better and the added bonus of two cute kids–good stuff!
Happy anniversary sweetie! I love you!

After Erica endured over 24 hrs. of labor, baby Grayer Rae is HERE!!!
He is 20.5 inches long and weighs 7.52 ounces.
Not even being 30 minutes old, Grayer reached out and held his daddy’s finger.
We love you Grayer Rae. You are our little miracle.

It’s been such a gift to be with my brother this last 24 hours. It makes me think of a favorite line from the Four Quartets;
Home is where one starts from. T.S. Eliot

I love Father’s Day because if anyone deserves the “Father of the Year” award, it is Brian.
It is one thing to have had a great dad in your childhood. But when your childhood was rocky, and you feel like your trying to figure out fatherhood from scratch…Brian deserves the award for Best Recipe of “Being [...]

This is the week that leads up to Mother’s Day, and I’ve been so excited for ALL the things we’re going to post on the blog in the next five days! I want this week to be all about celebrating wonderful, beautiful moms! (When I told this to Brian, he said “Really? That will be [...]

Today is one of those days where I have so many things I want to blog about that I don’t know where to start!
I want to write about my new Zumba classes (salsa time baby!), or post up the WPPI photos I’ve still yet to do!, or tell you about a few moms [...]