Lagoon with cousins
After the reunion and Bloomington Lake, we left the lake and headed on a little family trip to Jackson Hole (man we sure are trying to soak up family time…
a quick trip to the lake
There was a lot going on this summer, so it was fun one day to put everything on hold and head to the lake for an afternoon. Even if we…
spring break 2015
Last year for spring break we worked our little guts out to get things worked on and cleaned up enough that we could move into this new house. And although…
Valentine’s Day 2015
The only problem with this “enjoy” stuff for 2015 and slowing down on blogging is that I get even more far behind on things I want to document so I’m…
a birthday hike to remember
A couple weeks ago I had a birthday. I love that my birthday is smooshed right in there after Claire’s (back here and here) so we can have a little…
New Years Eve and a new year
I love my in-laws. We had a couple fun gatherings at our house right when we got home…we had missed them so much (five of Dave’s eight siblings live…
the week my brother and cousin came to visit…
Was probably one of our very favorites in Shanghai. My brother Noah was here for his graduate school and my cousin Ben was here for some work things and the…
faith, works and grace amidst the rice paddies
On Sunday, as we whisked by field after field of ripening Vietnamese rice paddies, rich greens and deep yellows streaming past our windows, Max gave us our Family Home Evening…
Friday Q & A — my dad’s “grandparenting chart”
I’m so impressed by the deliberate way your parents actively “grand-parent” all their grandchildren. I’d love to read the details of your dad’s chart with his plans of what he…