As long as I can remember all of our kids have loved Star Wars and Dylan wins for being the biggest fan in our family.  As a tiny kiddo, Dylan simply played with the toys and he has somehow progressed to learning more facts about each character and movie then I can even comprehend...and I have been watching the films …

We had a very relaxed Christmas this year filled with very little to do.  Nate took four days off and we spent three of them cuddled up together at home with the fire glowing and counters filled with yummy treats.  We played games, made puzzles, laughed and talked with no care of how much time had passed.  It …

Nothing is better then the excitement of Christmas morning.

Christmas Pajamas are on The last minute shopping is complete. The gifts are all wrapped. Santa's cookies are decorated   and even have been taste tested to make sure they are good. The Night Before Christmas has been read and the children are all snuggled in their beds. We are ready for…

One of the kids favorite countdowns is making  a mess   snowflakes together. You can see  here  that some things have not changed over the years.   Our tree is up, our presents are wrapped, our Christmas cards have been sent.  We are all feeling ready for Christmas to come.  The kids are anxious for some time off…

The weather has been very mild lately so it should have come as no surprise when winter weather finally arrived.  I am always amazed at how you can go from a beautiful fall day and then wake up the next morning to a glorious winter snow.  Snow is like an unexpected gift arriving for the children.  The kids suddenly…

Our little girl somehow managed to become double digits in just a blink of an eye.  She celebrated her birthday with a family party, a night out at her favorite Mexican restaurant and a trip to the American Girl Doll store.  All in all her birthday lasted over a week with different activities each day and she was ju…

Old friendships take work, patience, understanding, forgiveness and growth but they will bring love and joy to no end.  I am so thankful for my sweet old friend who has stood the test of time.

Our neighbors have chickens and we just love watching them.  They seem to be pretty fond of us as well as they visit us nearly every day.  They often come up to our glass door and stare in our house at us just like we stare out our window at them.  They have become a major attraction of all the children who visit …