Saturday: Picture Perfect?
If everything you knew about our Saturday was contained in these smiling pictures of our morning picnic in the White Tanks, you would be justified in thinking it consisted of…
Busy Season
We are in a busy season right now - the tilt-a-whirl is spinning madly and we're just hanging on for dear life! The number of appointments - between therapy/doctors/behavioral coaches/specialists/evaluations/educational…
Saturday at Lyman Lake
Saturday morning we were up with the sun, got our teeth brushed, and packed up the trailer for the trip home. We headed into St. Johns a little early for…
Fools Hollow Lake
On Friday, our full day to have fun, we did something unusual for us. We went to town! Show Low, actually. We wanted to visit a lake and recreation area…
A Quick Trip North
With school starting the first of August, opportunities for summer family trips are very limited. We thought maybe we could still manage a weekend away at the ranch for the…
Back to School, and all that…
Whew. Third day of the new school year down. By the end of the week I think we'll have at least the morning routine nailed. With driving help from two…
Water Park Fun
Next week we will be back to school for 6 of the kids (and back to work for Megan, who is teaching at two different schools). Thus it seemed good…
July is Party Time!
July is a big month for birthdays at our place - Megan, Jordan and Ruben are all celebrated this month. Yesterday we had the party for our newly minted 9-and-1…
A Walk in the Green
Since several of our kids are adults now, it is a rare thing when the whole clan of 13 gets to go on an adventure together. Saturday was one of…
A Ruben Retrospective
One year ago today, a beautiful baby boy named Ruben was born. His 5.5 weeks premature lungs were not ready for the world yet, and he remained in NICU for…