Thanks-birthday 2017
Our November celebrations this year were relatively quiet. Grandma and Grandpa Heidmann joined us for Thanksgiving day, and it was a playful time with giant celery sticks, great vats of…
Irish Jog-a-thon!
Today was the long awaited and much anticipated Jog-a-thon at Ss. Simon and Jude. The Irish spirit was out in force, with all manner of green frippery and frou-frou on…
Fall Photo Blast – October Edition
Friends, this fall has owned me. I'm keeping my nose above water but that's about it. Here's a blast of photos from the month of October, mostly round the house,…
A Light in Dark Places
Few understand the heavy burden carried by foster children. The greatest majority of them have been raised, from birth, in a home that is far from ideal. They love their…
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 Birthday Road Trip
My three girls, Laurent, Megan and Geneva, and two of their cousins, Emma and Abi Holston, took a road trip through California to celebrate Megan's 21st birthday, and It.Was.Epic. They had…
Father’s Day
On this Father's Day, instead of being celebrated, Paul, our family's patriarchal provider, protector, and pedagogue, spent the day taking turns caring for a fussy baby during church, ending mass…
Five!
What a delight it was to celebrate our LyssLyss as she turned FIVE years old this month! This was her first year to be able to attend VBS (her birthday…
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…