I take my role in my kiddos life extremely seriously and this can lead to hard moments for me.  I am happy when they are doing well and hard on myself when they are not.  In a matter of minutes I can go from my very best to my very worst.  You see, my job is dependent on the needs, wants, desires, schedules, and m…

The kids and I spend as much time at our lake as possible in the summer.  It is a place for us all to unwind and connect in a real way.  We have a rule of no technology in the great outdoors and it might be my favorite family rule that we have.  It is great to give myself an excuse why I shouldn't answer a …

After a long but fun car ride, we arrived in Illinois and we had a wonderful vacation week with Nate's family.   We don't usually get to celebrate birthdays together so the kids had one big party for all four of them. It was a really fun idea and I know the kids appreciated having enough cake to last …

We had a wonderful 4th of July.  We filled our day with parades, food, swimming, and fun.  There is nothing more we could have asked for. It was a very cloudy and hazy day but we completely enjoyed it despite the odd weather.  Unfortunately, we were not able to see many of the fireworks due to the fo…