Saturdays
There are many things in life that I can do without. Luxurious vacations, fancy clothes, me-time - I'm fine without any of that. But take away one of my Saturdays…
19 Years of Geneva Melody
Today, on the 100th Anniversary of Fatima, we also celebrated 19 years of Geneva Melody, our resident composer-piano/ukulele player-rapper-drummer-vocalist-music-producer-writer-comedienne. Yeah, she's crazy talented, low key, and awesome and we love…
Six!
We had a pretty awesome family time for Efrain's sixth birthday on Friday. Wait. How is this little man already SIX years old?? He is finishing his first year at…
A Perfect Sunday Afternoon
Sunday afternoon was one of the most perfect weather days ever, a complete outlier for the month of May in Arizona, when the temperature barely hit 70 for a high.…
New Traditions
It's difficult to find time during the actual Easter celebration for two families heavily involved in their respective church's music ministries to gather for a celebration. On our end of…
Homecoming
Five weeks ago my li'l boy flew away for an extended vacay with my brother, Doug, and his family in Minnesota. Geneva spent the first week there with him during…
24th
I have so many photos like this one, and I treasure every one of them, especially as we pause to celebrate our 24th anniversary. Each photo is a precious reminder…
Easter 2017
Easter Sunday morning we put on our shiny clothes and went to mass early so we could stake a claim on the 3/4 pew we need for our family. It…
It’s Back!
Thanks to our tax refund, we are once again able to send forth the hoards of energetic youths into the great outdoors and let them bounce themselves silly OUTside, rather…
And a great sigh of relief was heard throughout the land
The last few months have been extremely challenging for me as the head chauffeur around our house. Losing our minivan added not only all of Geneva's college class schedule to…