A Visit to the Zoo
Today we all got up verrrrrry early so that we could be ready and out the door to arrive at church around 6:30a.m. in time for the 7a.m. mass. As…
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 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…
Freestone Park, 01/01/20
In keeping with our New Year's Day tradition, and in light of my new camera, we took the family on a little walkabout on Wednesday afternoon to Freestone Park over…
Christmas Riddles
As every Christmas approaches, I am once again driven mad by my husband's requirement that I stay within the budget for family gift giving, all the while going to extravagant…
Finally Five!!
Elyany Lucy Therese:Precocious. Clever. Cheeky. Creative. Artful. Affectionate. Sensitive. Slight.Five. For our March family birthday bash, we got to party at Heidmann East out in Apache Junction at Jon's place.…
A Walk in the Green
Since several of our kids are adults now, it is a rare thing when the whole clan of 13 gets to go on an adventure together. Saturday was one of…