Sep 04 2012
Last weekend (the weekend BEFORE Labor Day), we were invited to a birthday bash for my brother-in-law Steve’s 50th birthday. It was at a fancy Brazilian steakhouse in Addison. Tracy and Steven (not the same person as the birthday boy Steve, just in case you were confused) and Eli and Eliana came up for the […]
Sep 04 2012
We woke up this morning to this little guy in the backyard. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice it until I had already let her highness out to go potty. I cringed when I realized what I had just done, convinced I was about to terrorize this poor thing beyond its worst nightmare as our ferocious beast […]
Sep 03 2012
Finally! The last installment of our family trip recap. (I know you’ve been on pins and needles). On Friday, July 20, we loaded up to the gills again and headed toward Buena Vista, Colorado. Bryan’s original plan was to go from Almont to Taylor River Canyon to Taylor Park, then up the dirt road side […]
Sep 03 2012
Everyone started school this week. Yes, everyone.* Aren’t they handsome? Big thanks to Jacob and Caleb’s mom for sending me their first-day-of-school picture, since they weren’t with us that morning. Everyone had a great first day from all I’ve heard–well, a mostly great first day. Apparently Sam didn’t much want to listen or participate in […]