Wildflowers
After a Spring-break week of mostly-stellar behavior from the kids, who cleaned every day, played outside, barely fought, and got to watch tons of Marvel movies too, I wanted to…
Finally Five!!
Elyany Lucy Therese:Precocious. Clever. Cheeky. Creative. Artful. Affectionate. Sensitive. Slight.Five. For our March family birthday bash, we got to party at Heidmann East out in Apache Junction at Jon's place.…
B-52
Yesterday was Paul's 52nd birthday! Having a birthday fall on Sunday means all sorts of good things. For Paul, it meant going to mass with his family, and getting to…
Meeting Ellie
Sunday afternoon, after years and years of Grandma's tales about her best friend Ellie, we finally had a chance to meet in the flesh! Ellie and her daughter, Karin (who…
Family Time
A little update at the end of a full Sunday, and the beginning of another week. I am so, so happy to be able to report that I am finally…
Natalie at Twelve
Our beloved Natalie arrived at the audacious age of Twelve this year, two days after Thanksgiving. My camera was not working too well, but I managed a few hazy pics…
November Holiday Walkabout
We're big on traditions in our family, and one we love is to go on a walking adventure the day after Thanksgiving. This year we took the train down to…
Summertime
Late summer, while temperatures were still sizzling hot, and after the kids were back in school, was a perfect time to enjoy the splash pool Ruben got for his birthday.
July Pics
Catching up with pics for the year, I need to go back to July, when I inexplicably stopped attending to the blog. July contained two special birthdays: Ruben, who celebrated…
2018 Christmas
Ah, Christmas! No matter how scattered and ill prepared I am due to dealing with one sick child after another after another, we still manage to have a beautiful and…