Saturday was my 41st birthday. We had a plan for the day: we had rented an indoor ice rink for some hockey and ice skating, and a bunch of our friends from church were coming. The six of us were going to go out to eat after that and then just have a relaxing evening Read More
Weekend Recap
Friday Favorites
Favorite picture: We’re going to Hawaii in March and the kids are beyond excited. So much so that they took a little “pre-trip” to Hawaii in our house. Complete with packed bags, a long airplane ride, the beach, and even a luau. Also note the seagulls hanging from the balcony. When Grace commits to a Read More
Florida (Part 3)
We had a few more chilly Florida days, but we managed to fill them up with fun activities. The boys headed to Top Golf one day, while the girls visited the Clearwater Marine Rescue Aquarium, which was also the home to Winter the dolphin. It only made sense to have a “Dolphin Tale” viewing party Read More
Florida (Part 2)
We did some Christmas Eve celebrating with Ben’s family, and got our gingerbread cookies all ready to go. This year, Christmas in Florida actually felt like Christmas. Yes, it was actually 34 degrees with a wind chill advisory. But at least we had a fire. We didn’t mind the cold temperatures on this particular day, Read More





