I’ve been waiting 364 days to post this picture… Such an oldest child thing to say. I’m a pretty typical oldest child. In all seriousness, I love my family like crazy and am so blessed to have each of them in my life. I don’t even want to think about a life without 5 of…
Saturday, February 28, 2015 Hiking in Usery Mountain Regional Park Rain was predicted for Saturday, but thankfully we were able to fit in one more short hike for our weekend in Phoenix. Holly and Paul took us to a Usery Mountain Regional Park, a place that they frequent with beautiful desert scenery. We took Blevins…
Snoopy is a bad influence on my child. Last month, Charlotte turned 7 months. I’ve heard this period around 6-12 months be referred to as the “Terrible Twos” for puppies, and I believe it – Some days, she turns into quite the little rebel. Even though she has so many toys, she’d rather chew on…
January 30 & 31, 2015 Last Friday, rain came through Southern Arizona, and stayed for the weekend. We blame the Seahawks, who had also came to visit for some reason. Our plans were for our weekend were altered, but we still had quite the adventure! Driving through the Huachuca Mountains on a grey day! Of…
We arrived in Iowa on Friday night, December 19. I always love returning to my hometown and being at either of our family’s homes. It’s such a warm, relaxing, and happy feeling to be home and with people who know us and love us so much! We’re so blessed to have both of our families…
From December 18-19, 2014 How blessed we are to have an extra long Christmas break! I don’t know if I will ever say that phrase again, but at least I know that we took advantage of it and enjoyed it as much as we could! This year, we did our “reverse snowbird” thing again and…