The circus came to Charlestown this spring. The newspaper said you could watch the elephants put up the Big Tent, so we went to watch. You can imagine how disappointed the boys were to watch a bunch of guys running around setting up the poles and canvas. While we waited for the elephants to do […]
For Jim’s 40th birthday, I took everyone on a surprise vacation to the Red River Gorge area in Kentucky. We rented a house and spent our days hiking, studying nature, playing, and enjoying the family. On our very first hike, Jim pointed out some moss to Indigo. Indi quickly became fascinated with moss and noticed […]
We’ve been getting ready for something big for a while now – Mom says I’m not allowed to tell you yet, but soon.* That means that Dad has been making as much soap as possible. And do you know what that means? That means bagging all that soap. Mom always tells us that work can […]
do you see… little girls… wearing tutus… working as hard as they can… with their friends… to clean off… soapy floor mats? We see it all the time around here!
Do you like Indigo’s grass skirt? Emery made it for Indigo to wear in a circus dance we are planning. He’s pretty creative and Indigo loves it!
Girls will be girls – they will love flowers: Girls will be girls – they will love dressing up: Girls will be girls – they will love taking pictures with princesses: Girls will be girls – they will love baby goats (even if the babies don’t love them): Girls will be girls – they will […]
I have amazing cousins. And I love visiting them. Do you know what I like even more? Going to their birthday parties. Do you know why? Because my Aunt Heather and Uncle Adam pick the coolest places for birthday parties. Last year for the boys’ party, (they do one birthday party for all of the […]
During our entire visit, Colter had been begging for us to hike to the Suspension Bridge, on the Sheltowee Trace Trail. Sheltowee Trace is a 282 mile trail. And Colter wanted us to hike to the suspension bridge on it. 282 miles. I was not that thrilled. But Dad did a little research, and found […]
After our exciting day, most of us slept well. Actually, everyone except me. LOL So when we all woke up, we ate breakfast and unpacked. The night before Mom had promised the boys that she would teach them to play pool, since there was a pool table in the cabin. So Mom and the boys […]
… the more they stay the same. I was digging around trying to find some old pictures the other day, when I came across these. In August 2008, we were at a friends house for dinner. And since they have a pool, we just couldn’t resist swimming in it! As I was looking at these, I kept […]
Where did we get this girl? Where did she come from? Where did she learn to smile like this? Where did she learn to love everyone so well? Where did she get her curly hair? And why… …do we love her so much? PJ adds: I remember perfectly well where she came from. […]
No, this post is not about pizza. This post is about… …Skiing. When you start skiing, the first thing you learn, (if you have an instructor) is how to stop! At least, that’s what we were taught. To do that, you can go sideways across the hill, or you can pizza. Mom calls it snow […]
On one of the days that we did not have anything planned, Grammy and Gumpy suggested that we go to the skating rink near where they were staying. Everyone wanted to go, so we went! It was a HUGE rink! Think the size of a basketball court. But bigger. And we had it entirely to […]
Yesterday was the sunniest day I have seen in a LONG time! It was also a pretty warm day. So the girls played outside with the baby goats almost all day! They were getting a lot of vitamin D, exercise, and fun. When I came out to take some pictures of the new baby goats, […]
Yesterday was Indigo’s Birthday! She is 5 now! I cant get it! Got it!! Our Birthday traditions indicate that the birthday child (or adult) must give everyone a hug, so that they can get the money hidden under the place-mat of the person they are hugging. No hug, no money! Here she is […]