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…
Outtakes from New Years Day Photo Walk
Laurent got to pick an activity for the family on the international holiday that is her birthday (also known as New Years Day). She chose lunch with the Grands, followed…
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…
Thanksgiving at the Ranch – 2014 (Mega-Photo Post!)
Even though we were down one member, the family trip to the ranch this Thanksgiving still required two vehicles. Hard to believe we used to take our little family of…
Roses in November
This morning, the oldest girls were up early and out the door to get to the Diocesan Center by 8:30. They each needed another fingerprinting for work - Megan for…
There’s Nothing Like a Good Backup Plan
With so many options at our disposal for things to do, places to go, and sights to see during Doug's all-too-short visit, Paul and I wanted to make sure that…
Of Pools and Parties
Yesterday was a day of much celebration. In the morning, I gathered the 9 children from our house (our 7 plus two cousins) and went over to the hotel where…
Surfacing
Hello, dear blog. Hello, dear few and faithful readers. I am surfacing after my bloggy break.... let me skim just a few highlights of the last few weeks: We are now…
Rainy Days and Mondays
Well, if you read the Drudge Report, you know yesterday was incredibly rainy in Phoenix! It began in the middle of the night, and the rain had been pouring down…
August in Minnesota: A Brief Interregnum – Part 3
Thursday appears to have disappeared from my memory -- at least, I have no photos of that day. I dimly recall Doug and Sarah coming over to Vicki's house that…