First Meet of the 2023 Season
Meet Season 2023 here we come! Long car rides, friendship bonds, encouraging teammates, and even little brothers stinking up the car... [...]
Life Goals
December 28, 2022 Life Goals I continually reevaluate my “life goals,” if you want to call them that. Core has always been to love Jesus, pass that on to everyone I can touch, and show love when I can. The additions have changed a little: Pre-twenties, I wanted to be [...]
Uncle Buddy Hair
Nephew wants to be like Uncle. [...]
Boy Hair Day
March 20, 2022 (Timewarp story from February 21, 2022) Boy Hair Day Every so often, Lucas decides that when Daddy gets a haircut, Lucas will also get a haircut! This day was one of those days. Lucas’ hair was long enough for a ponytail. Louis says, “hey, want a big [...]
Thea and Her Love
February 22, 2021 Thea and Her Love Thea is by far our youngest lover of all things fashion. Her sisters got her bows for Christmas. She had to put them on everyone. Lucas patiently lets Thea do anything to his hair – he did let Christina and Becky color it [...]
God! Help!
January 5, 2021 God! Help! This blog is for those moms, big sisters, teachers, coaches, etc. who have ever raised their hands up in the sky and demanded with tears streaming down their eyes, “God! Help!” If you’ve never done that, please leave the rest of us in our private [...]
Let Thea Do It!
January 1, 2021 Let Thea Do It! My almost 2 year old thinks she’s a gymnast and the gym is her second home. She thinks she’s a member of Civil Air Patrol like Christina and Kimberly. She thinks she can ride Lucas’ bike. She thinks she can build shelves like [...]
Building Buddies
December 28, 2020 Building Buddies When we think of toddler, stuffing every unknown object into their mouth is standard, right? I had two where the answer was shockingly “NO!” They both loved all things small – squinkies, legos, and polly pockets. The thing I like about small items is that [...]
Sunsets and Rainbows
What I see in sunsets and rainbows! [...]
Surprise Mom, I Give you…
Surprise Mom, I give you… April 14, 2020 Ever been surprised by something in your food? What if you are enjoying your morning oatmeal in your office and something crunches? Take it out and you freak! My tooth came out? What tooth? Your tongue feels around at the two teeth [...]