from snow to sun, Max & Abby’s visit
Since these two have already had covid, they came down for a little visit from the snow to the sun. Oh! We had missed them, and there was just something…
ode to my 23-year-old boy
I don’t want to take away attention from the last post, but I have to also get this post in today because it’s my only boy’s birthday. And this blog…
college kids are fun and some volleyball excitement
I whine about how much I miss my babies on this blog a lot. Because I do, and I always will. But man alive, college kids are so much fun…
a little family wedding dinner
I’m calling this a “little family dinner” rather than a “wedding dinner” because when I picture a traditional “wedding dinner” it is in a fancy venue with some kind of…
bookends in NYC (part 2)
We start school TODAY here in the desert. And I’m sure there will be lots to say about that, but for now I’m in denial, so let’s go ahead and…
bookends in NYC (part 1)
Word of warning…there are a lot of pictures in this post. But we’re used to lots of pictures here on 71toes, right? A few years ago I had the opportunity…
airport aftermath…the part where we had Elle
Thanks for all the sweet comments on the last post. I am forever grateful for Kara and Aubrey for capturing that day. Kara is so talented…check out all her DIY…
Thankful tree spreading roots
We started our traditional “Thankful Tree” on the first FHE in November. It’s gradually gaining more and more gratitude leaves each day. Hopefully it will be all filled up like…
Max coming at you in Chinese
So my brother helped me figure out how to put Max’s Chinese audio here on the blog. Just had to share as we are waiting for his letter to come…