When my parents and brother and sis-in-law came to town for Christmas we whisked them right from the airport to Max & Elle’s second tennis tournament.Because of this, and the fact that Dave’s parents were in town too, they had a humongous cheering section:The only trouble is, I think the cheering section jinxed them because…
Nana and Papa hosted us and all the cousins on a big ice skating outing yesterday. Boy oh boy did we ever have a great time. Love ice skating. (Excuse these pics with my little camera accidentally set on a teeny tiny mode, but you get the idea, right?)And it couldn’t be better than when…
We had the best lesson at church on Sunday. It was about enjoying all the quiet moments…well…making time for those quiet moments, even if they’re in the middle of complete chaos. I love when it closes in on Christmas how the air seems to thicken as the Spirit start to seep in.…if you let it….
I’m a “multi-tasker.” And in order to survive, I think every other mother shares that same title. There’s no such thing as sitting at a desk making a phone call. We are doing laundry, changing a diaper, whipping up some dinner all with a baby on our hip or hanging on our leg as we…
You know those holiday decorations that give you that totally nostalgic feeling inside when you pull them out each year? They could be the really awesome ones like a beautiful nativity set or a pretty fall garland or they could be total doozies like some we had growing up: a stuffed patchwork reindeer head at…
Dave and I lived right outside of Washington D.C. for six years after we got married. Before Max was born I worked right down the street from the White House. My commute was interesting. I’d go wait in line at a bus stop near our house. Cars wanting to use the carpool lane on the…
Have I ever mentioned how much I love photography? I do, and I love that I get to meet so many great people through it. And I don’t really like to mix this stuff with my normal blog, but even more I don’t want to have another writing blog. So to tide me over until…