Favorite picture: Doesn’t everyone go-kart around the house in a frilly dance dress and heels? Favorite kid quote: Tessa, after I told her we didn’t have any doctor’s appointments that day: “What? No appointments at all?! This is the best day I ever heard of.” Favorite clothing item: It currently feels like -21 outside, so Read More
Friday Favorites
Tough Like Tessa
Although Tessa’s surgery went well, the surgeons weren’t able to remove all of her fluid-filled cysts. She had hundreds of micro cystic spaces inside her hip/thigh/pelvic area, and following surgery some of those spaces moved together and formed larger macro cystic spaces. These cysts are capable of producing their own fluid, which is why Tessa Read More
Life Lately
Well hey there! Life has been FLYING by, but now that the holidays are over hopefully maybe possibly probably not things should settle down a little. Here’s a look at a few things we were doing in December: Claire entered into the braces club. She was pretty nervous about getting them, but has adjusted well. Read More
Light Parade
A couple weekends ago we bundled up to watch a Christmas light parade. We watched the most beautiful sunset over the lake while we waited for the parade to start. We also had sword fights. And no one spilled their hot chocolate, so that’s a definite win. The parade itself was a little underwhelming, but Read More



