Exercise is something important to our family so we can stay healthy. All of the boys run cross country and track. Last Saturday we all participated in a 5K Color Run, to help raise money to fight cancer! All of the children ran the race, while Jim and I chose to just walk it. Before […]
All my kids have enjoyed playmobil at some point during their childhood. But as they have gotten older, some of them have “outgrown” it. Fletcher, Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade however all still very much love playmobil*, and regularly request it for their birthdays and Christmas. Recently, those who still play with playmobil, had the idea […]
Everyone in our family absolutely LOVES musicals. While we were visiting New York City, we had the opportunity to see three broadway musicals, including Newsies. My siblings and I absolutely love the Newsies movie*, so we couldn’t pass up the chance to see the play. It was absolutely amazing, and we couldn’t stop talking about it. […]
We’re not a big gift-giving family. Instead, we spend a lot more time doing things with (and for) each other. So it didn’t come as a surprise (or disappointment) that I didn’t get any store-bought gifts for Mother’s Day this year. Instead, I got a really awesome gift from Hewitt. He made me this: It’s an […]
Emery turned fifteen last week! Hewitt put all of the candles on his cake – and made sure to put them as far apart as he could. Because, you know, if you don’t blow out all of your candles in one blow you’re a failure or something like that. 😉 But Emery had no trouble at […]
Dad’s birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and I’m just now getting around to writing the blog post about it. Whoops! The most notable thing about this birthday was that we all got up at 6:00, so everyone looks extremely tired – and several people are still wearing their pajamas. LOL One of our […]
I was walking past the barn the other day, and I peeked into the buck barn on my way. I stopped to investigate, and then I had to grab the camera. Someone had taken their old boots and put a bunch of boards on top of them, leaving them standing up like someone’s feet were still […]
My wife likes to stay active. Of course, as the CEO of a family business, as well as the family bookkeeper, she has a LOT of desk work to do. So I converted our treadmill into a treadmill desk using stuff we had laying around. In order to work, the treadmill desk needed to have […]
We get asked all the time, “What do you do in your spare time?” And without fail, everyone’s answer to that question is, “I read”. We read outside, on the couch, (in any position we find comfortable,) while we’re walking around the house, in bed, and with our siblings. We’ve even got the cat reading […]
During the month of February, we received a good amount of snow. While on my way back to the house, I found Emery and Greyden hard at work shoveling. Turns out they decided to make an “igloo”! They made it so big, they were both able to fit inside! And of course, they always love hiding. The boys […]
Yesterday was Mom’s birthday! The last time we had a birthday blog post for Mom was in 2009, when she wrote a blog post called “Happy Birthday To Me”. It’s been a while. LOL One of my favorite parts of our birthday celebration is that we get a picture of the birthday boy/girl with everyone […]
Yesterday was Indigo’s birthday. Yes, it’s true – she’s nine now! We did our normal birthday hugs – one from each member of the family. After that, it was time to get to work. But don’t worry – we spent the whole day celebrating our special NINE year old!
A month or two ago, Mom decided that we’d never been to Clifty Falls State Park, and we had a free day, and by golly, we were going to finally go to Clifty Falls. Going to this park has been on Mom’s “We Should Do” list for quite some time, but we’d never gotten around […]
I can’t believe my daughter is now considered an adult. She’s always acted like a “little adult”. But now her age (and not just her attitude) declares her an adult. Despite this momentous occasion, we still celebrated her birthday the same way. She still had a birthday cake… She still hugged all of her siblings […]
A couple of weeks ago, our Grey-Bear turned 12! The other kids didn’t think that he could blow out all twelve candles with one blow, but he did! After eating breakfast birthday cake, one of our birthday traditions, we moved on to another tradition – the birthday hugs! Greyden wanted to pick everyone up to […]