Family

At Julia's 8th grade promotion, they sang "For the Beauty of the Earth". I sang it in choir when I was her age. The second verse has been rolling around in my head for days... For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r,...

Brian's parents are with us for an extended stay! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may see me refer to "the outlaws". I hope you know this is just me teasing them. They are funny, kind people. I think I've only cooked dinner three times since April. They...

They are finished with school and summer has officially begun! We are on week one - and my kids know what this means... The annual cleaning of the rooms. Day 1 - closet Day 2 - desks Day 3 - books Day 4 - clothes Day 5 - Toys (Yes, I am giddy as I type this. Yes, I...

Yesterday morning, Riley, the outlaws, and I enjoyed Nate's Aloha to 5th grade breakfast. As I walked into the cafeteria, I realized that next year is the first time in nine years that I won't have a little one in elementary school. I began to get all teared up. We've...

First of all, isn't Julia's piano teacher just stunning? Allow me to introduce you to Ursula. When you walk into her home, you are surrounded by sweet drawings and notes her students have given her. She fills up a room with laughter and compliments and really zeroes...

Nate's 11th birthday was yesterday. I had been invited to see Disney's Million Dollar Arm, so I had planned to take him as my +1 for some special time together. It was so fun to take him and keep him out late on a school night - we are such rebels! From the moment he...