• Adventures

    March Moments in Photos

    Lily gave a speech at her school’s Art Gala as a representative of Orchestra. She spoke on why she loves being in orchestra and was so eloquent and elegant, I’m so proud of…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    February Family Updates

    Our very dead Christmas tree is still up. I cooked for the first time in months (Peruvian chicken, Mexican Picadillo, chicken tortilla soup) and this crew must be desperate for home cooked meals…

  • Kids

    Be My Valentine

    I ordered the kids’ classroom exchange cards online because I haven’t had time to go to a store. Feels kinda apathetic but I’m at a “whatever is convenient- done is better than perfect”…

  • Kids

    Creative Kids… Back In My Day

    Fletcher has this icebreaker idea at the dinner table where we pretend we are old folks. In a silly almost Southern accent he says things like, “Back in my day, we didn’t have…

  • Kids

    Burger Restaurant Mother-Daughter Date

    Our mother-daughter dates this year continue! This month we had a special sit-down dining experience somewhere we wouldn’t normally go. L chose to have juicy burgers because she was famished after we visited…

  • Kids

    Kids September Update

    Soccer season is done and I’m so relieved! What with baby coming a lot earlier than expected, we’ve had some tender mercies including all our kids having the same coach so able to…

  • Kids

    Happy 14th Birthday, Lily!

    L has had some pretty epic birthdays in the past since she’s our firstborn and only daughter. This year’s celebrations are small and simple in comparison, but I hope that our children know…