Protected: The End of Chapter One – With Photos
It is important to note passages in the life of our family. Last week we faced a bitter-sweet passage, the ending to our first chapter as a foster family, when we…
Farewell
It has been an absolutely lovely week of vacation around here during Vicki's visit. Sleeping in, no school (meaning lots of computer play time for kids), jaunts around town for…
Happy Birthday, Dear Mother-In-Law!
On Saturday we had a casual family gathering in Sun Lakes to celebrate my Mother In Law, Patricia - matriarch of our family, who today turns 75. I don't know how…
New Years Day: First Photo Walk of the Year
Here's a passel o' pix from our walk at the AZ Center on January 1st. We started out by meeting the Grands for a quick lunch at McDonalds. It was…
Celebrations of December: Jacob turns 15!
One of the advantages of having a winter birthday (at least, in this family) is that Grandpa and Grandma are always in town to help celebrate. This year, on the…
Celebrations of December: Meeting Christopher
New Baby Alert!!! The day after Christmas we got an extra present -- goddaughter Lisa came over to spend the day, with her brand new baby boy, Christopher. As you…
Celebrations of December: Christmas Day in Sun Lakes
In a move that surprised no one, both Geneva and Megan failed to rise in time to sing the 9am mass on Christmas Day. Laurent the Valiant was the only Heidmann…
Celebrations of December: Christmas Eve Eve
My previous post covered most of the events in early December. The rest of the month flew by in a blur, until, with joyfilled astonishment, I realized it was Christmas…
Thanksgiving 2014!
Life flies by so quickly during the holiday season, it's hard to keep up. Last week's celebrations included Mom's 75th birthday, a family thanksgiving, a Victorian Christmas Ball, and a…
Surprise Party!
Some parties are long expected, some parties are unexpected, and others are just kind of thrown together at the last minute. Sunday we had one of the thrown-together-at-the-last-minute type --…