the best mom and dad
This was supposed to post this morning…I am late but here we go!I feel like the luckiest girl in the world when it comes to parents. The older I get,…
last weekend — a family reunited
There is something almost holy to me about having your whole family together after some have left. I don’t think you can ever explain it until you are in it,…
Labor Day weekend in pictures (and a few words too)
Lots of things happened over Labor Day weekend. It was one for the record books. First, my brother and his family came to town from California. They got here…
last weekend: some friends from China and a Mia Maid retreat
This is a post about both of those things up there…totally separate, yet intertwined this last weekend. When we lived in China there were some pretty great people who looked…
Josh & Leah’s wedding
It was a gorgeous wedding under a canopy of trees. Dave’s Dad officiated the ceremony. Love those smiles. (I missed them walking out, but I caught some smiles and clapping…
rehearsal dinner
It’s so weird to me that we have nieces and nephews getting married. First we had my niece Brimley I talked about back HERE. Then we had my nephew Rob…
the rest of the Eyre visit…
It was pretty much a non-stop party while my brothers and sister and their families were in town for Max’s farewell. I already talked about our late-night game-nights surrounding the…
a visit with my parents on a rainy weekend
My parents came to visit a month ago. When they come here in the winter they are of course excited to see us, I mean, they are my parents and…
a surprise visit
My parents have been traveling and traveling. Their last trip was to Central America. (see more about that on their blog HERE) I missed them more than ever for some…