Desert Date
On Sunday afternoon, our daughter Megan gifted Paul and me with an afternoon to ourselves while she babysat her siblings. It was a wonderful blessing to have some extended time…
A collaborative Heidmann family-blog with posts by both Nettie and Paul.
A Visit to Wildlife World
Grandma ever-so-graciously gifted our family with passes to visit Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park (and the title should have included Petting Zoo!), so we loaded up all 12…
Saguaro Ranch Park Day
Our visit to Saguaro Ranch Park was a fun walkabout for the kids, who got to explore a little bit around the historical buildings, farm equipment, and vineyard. From there…
Saguaro Ranch Rose Garden
On the day after the day after Christmas we betook ourselves to the Saguaro Ranch Park, where I was given ample time to browse the just-past-peak rose garden and use…
Candy, a New Christmas Lens, and a Trip to the Park
Christmas this year was a little understated, but we still managed to go big with the candy! The kids had a great time mixing up all the different kinds together…
Baking Bread
It's been an embarrassingly long time since I made bread, and I decided one of the first things we would do on Christmas break was to break out the Hobart…
Mid-December
Catching up here on some of the activities in December - what a crazy end to a crazy year. So much was happening in the world, while at home we…
A Double Blessing
Back in the month of May, in the year 2018, when we adopted six beautiful siblings, we closed our foster license with Catholic Charities because, as we rightly said, "We're…
Thanksgiving, Ranch Style
In the year 2020, literally everything has been off kilter in one way or another, or many all at once. Entering the holiday season, so many have not had the…
Piggy-tails!
Daddy loves his girls in piggy-tails, and today he had two of them! They were not both equally thrilled, however... Still, she was gracious enough to pose for photos. We…