The Biggest News Ever
Despite having made a trip up north just two weeks earlier so Paul could attend to some ranch association business, we had long planned to take the kids up the…
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…
Fall Photo Blast – November Edition
Here we go with the first half of November. Not as many pics as the October edition, but we've got a bit more variety. Starting off with some front yard…
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,…
Busy Season
We are in a busy season right now - the tilt-a-whirl is spinning madly and we're just hanging on for dear life! The number of appointments - between therapy/doctors/behavioral coaches/specialists/evaluations/educational…
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…
A Quick Trip North
With school starting the first of August, opportunities for summer family trips are very limited. We thought maybe we could still manage a weekend away at the ranch for the…
Family Answers to Big Questions
The family was given to us by God as the fundamental building block of society ("As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in…
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…
Baby Love
Going through my old posts and photos I found a set of pics I took of Ruben around March that are just too sweet. That stage where babies have discovered…