Fighting some kind of stomach bug – been flat on my back all day. The boys have been very helpful, but I am realizing that I need to expand their culinary repertoire – tortillas toasted to a crisp with melted cheese is not my idea of a meal. But at least I didn’t have to…

I can't believe I'm just now blogging about this amazing, special gift.  But a few months ago we had our Trek Reunion with leaders and Mas/Pas and Committee Chairs.  It was our way of acknowledging all of their hard work and efforts.  (Remember the 100 peanut butter/chocolate cupcakes??  It was for this).  Well, since we…

What to do with 3 busy boys on a hot afternoon? Make 'em work! But make them think they're playing. Car Wash Exraordinaires: Jacob, Lance (friend) and Caleb

I'm hoping to make a summer tradition of having "Friday Friends" – a day for the kids to invite friends over for fun.  We had our first one last Friday and had a GREAT time.  Josh came with Jacob and Luke came with Caleb.  We headed to a new splash park, then got junior sundaes at…

We had some friends over tonight while their parents are with Jacob at Twilight Camp (pics of my time there soon).  We ordered pizza and got Sonic drinks and headed to Aviator Park for splash time and playground fun.  Lovely, breezy summer evening with delightful kiddos. 

  Jacob's 4th grade year is written all over his face in that middle picture.  He is confident, comfortable, happy and loved.  Judy Olson is a legend 'round these parts.  She is an amazing teacher and educator.  She loves what she does.  She loves children.  She tells tall tales, and you never know which ones…

I love to go to the track to run. I think it’s energizing (although only a tad bit at 11:30 in the morning). I like knowing how far I’ve gone with each lap. It reminds me of my high school days where I pretended to loathe it, but secretly loved it (or maybe it was…

Caleb had such a great first grade year.  Going from the "warm and fuzzy" huggy-style of Mrs. Tennison to the more strict and edgy style of Mrs. Pompey was a bit of a challenge in the beginning.  But Caleb and Mrs. Pompey began to appreciate each other's sense of humor and had a great year. …

Samuel LOVES "speech class", as he calls it.  He LOVES "Ms. Cole" (Nicole).  And he was beyond thrilled that his speech class had an end-of-year party just like big brothers!!  This little Early Childhood School is such a blessing to us.  And although he's made so much progress and is pretty easily understood now, we…

We decided not to do our yearly trip to the cemetery to take pictures with the flags, but instead tried to finish some much needed house projects which included painting the cedar posts and shutters on the house.  We decided to make it a family project.  BIG mistake! :)  Samuel cried because he wanted to…