At the start of summer, Alex struggled with his swimming skills. The truth was that Ken and I enrolled him in all these sports but we never had time to pick up swimming again and it had been a few years. Last year at Boy Scout camp, Alex didn’t pass the Water Safety Test and […]

posted in: Family, Milestones, Things We Love

Another milestone for our family. The oldest kid is starting middle school. WOW. Look at all the supplies he needed. It’s just massive compared to the crayons and one folder of years past.  But he’s ready. Kinda. And so are we. Kinda. His one request was for us to NOT drop him off on his […]

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As a mom, you never quite know when you’re going to have to teach a Life Lesson. They spring up at you and take you completely by surprise. Kata is now 7.5 years old and I’m trying to teach her the refined etiquette points in life. For example on this beautiful, clear Northern Nevada morning, […]

posted in: Family, Thing We've Learned

The Boy Scouts celebrated 100 Years of Scouting with a huge Jamboree which included Mud Volleyball. I truly have no words left to describe how I would so NOT do this, but both of my boys loved every minute of it. Yes, even Ken jumped in after snapping the picture. The small, pale kid in […]

posted in: Family, Places We Go, Things We Do

The most magical times in our house are when grandparents visit. Here are Baka and Djedo who stopped by at a very important time of year. Per contractual agreement with my father, I’m not allowed to release his actual age. Trust me, I get it. ;D Happy Birthday to our darling Djedo. The best father, […]

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Bella was thrilled because she brought home a coloring page with what she said was my favorite lion character of all time, Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia. Note her happiness. I should’ve snapped a picture of my own smile.    

posted in: Books, Family, Movies, The Chronicles of Narnia, Things We Love