You know those moms who always seem to have it all together? They always look put together, they successfully micromanage all the things, and they effortlessly appear to just be good at everything? I am not one of those moms. Like, not even close. Take this blog for example. I had great intentions of keeping Read More
Life Lately
Friday Favorites
Favorite picture: Cute and comfy pj’s and a cute and comfy pup- two of Grace’s favorite things. Favorite kid quote: Tessa: “Mom, sometimes I just worry that I love you too much.” Favorite moment: Tessa started at a new dance school this year and she absolutely loved her first class. She was a bit disappointed, Read More
Labor Day Weekend
During Labor Day weekend, our church hosts a missionary conference. This year, we had missionaries from Zambia, Mexico, and Ukraine sharing the work they are doing in these countries as well as giving encouraging and challenging ministry. It’s a busy, but very enjoyable weekend. A lot of people come from all over to attend the Read More
Back To School
No matter how hard we tried to avoid it, the 2024/25 school year snuck up on us. Tessa was the only kid ready to go back to school. Grace’s smile is a bit forced- all she could think about was opening her locker with the dreaded combination lock. I love that we have intake conferences Read More
Last Bits of Summer
Instead of facing the reality that summer vacation was coming to an end, we just continued squeezing out every ounce of summer fun that we could. Reality could wait a few more days. Some friends came out from Michigan and they all attended a youth Bible weekend together. And the rest of us enjoyed a Read More
Trip #5
Trip #5 was Claire’s 16th birthday celebration. Several years ago I asked her if she would rather have a party or travel somewhere for her sweet 16, and she immediately responded “travel”. One place we absolutely loved was Universal Studios. The last time we went she and Max had only read the first 4 books, Read More
Trip #4
Trip #3
This was our summer of trips. Some big, some little- just lots of events happening that required some travel. On our way back from Ocean City, we stopped halfway for a kid exchange. We dropped off our nephew Jacob and exchanged him for Claire’s friend Bella. She was going to spend the week with us, Read More
Ocean City
Same crew (+ 1 pup), same place, same ice cream…one year later. Another incredibly fun year in Ocean City doing our favorite things with some of our favorite people. There was lots of beach building and playing, lots of boogie boarding, bike rides, rainy day arcades and golf, lotsssssssss of rides, and super sweet Read More
