A Camo Ranger, Violet from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and a teen who didn't want to trick or treat but put on an Inky Ghost (from Pac-Man) t-shirt just to play along.  We celebrated Halloween with all of our typical traditions of carving pumpkins and candy collecting!  I love to see how their persona…

Bobbing for donuts!  I LOVE silly family games! In the fall I love to host a silly fall party.  No real reason other than to laugh and have fun with our favorite people.  In the past, we have done face paint, made scarecrows and other fun games.  It is a silly tradition that comes with yummy fall food and…

Nothing beats watching your child be passionate about their interests.  Trent had a great day at robotics with his friends.

Sometimes it is just to nice outside that instead of me convincing Yogi to come in, he convinces me to come out.

These two are the best of buddies and after a long week of being separated because of school, they are always so anxious to be together again. Finally, the weekend has arrived.

"A kind old lady in Vermont said to us, ‘This year, the leaves are extra bright. It’s because of the drought. The stress put on the trees brings out their brightest colors‘. The harder the year, the brighter the leaves. The harder the life, if given the wisdom and luck to process it right…the brighter the…

This year our leaves have been especially bright.  Last Tuesday I was driving Dylan to school and he said " I just don't get it! Yesterday the leaves were all green and now just look at them!  This is amazing...right Mom, it is!"  And it was...it was simply breath taking.  The fact …

I am always amazed at how relaxing the road home feels.  It is knowing that I am about to enter the place where I am most myself surrounded by those I care most for.  Nothing is greater than having a happy place like that.