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Ok let’s get down to business and crank out a recap of January. We started out this brand new year with a little double date to the Fiesta Bowl with these two: Max and Abby were in Texas this Christmas, we missed them but got them before Christmas so we…

Boy howdy, a lot happened in December. Let’s get to it. Our sweetest ever friends knew Dave didn’t want a lot of hoopla for his bday (back at the end of November), so they figured we could just put together a home-made dinner to celebrate him. His face shows kind…

I always do a “snapshot” of how each new year looks right at the beginning. Because I like to hold onto memories like nobody’s business. And here we are already half way through MARCH and Grace is getting home from her mission TODAY, so I figure I better get busy…

I wrote on Instagram yesterday some thoughts about this Jorges Cocco painting that sits on a shelf in my bedroom (a gift from Dave that I adore). It has meant different things to me through the years, but lately when I look at it I think of the work I…

We are getting so far behind on these “little things” posts so I’m doing this one speedy-quick. Links at the bottom and intermixed in with the pictures if you want more details. Here’s how November went down…it was a nutty month I have to say! We started out with our…

(These pictures are in no semblance of order to go with the words, but you can puzzle them together:) Sometimes nights like what we had on Valentine’s night are magical to me. And it wasn’t because we did anything fancy. AT ALL. It was just a regular old night where…

Dave told an interesting story in his talk at church a couple weeks ago. He talked about how one day, riding the tandem bike with Lucy to school (back when her school was close enough to ride a bike), he was in a hurry. He had things to get back…

Yep, I’m catching up! We started off October with a brand new fifteen year old: Who luckily had planned out her bday to a “t” so we could just follow directions to help her celebrate. HA! See that boy over there on the counter over there below? Yes, Max &…

We packed up and headed out as early as possible on New Years Eve. I mean, when you have a high school senior, you can’t think about being away from home for New Years for crying out loud! She needed to be there with all those friends to ring in…

Right now our neighborhood is golden. I have to stop to bask in it every time I drive in. For real. Every time. It takes my breath away. Mother nature sure puts on a beautiful show. I love when we can go bask in it. This is my favorite row…