October 1 On October 6, I flew out to Southern California to see my good friend Karen. We drove from the John Wayne airport to Carpinteria because we were going to meet a…

This will be our 300th published blog post! That calls for a little celebration and a big thank-you to anyone who’s still reading us after all these years! Here are some photos from…

Benjamin missed yesterday because of the eclipse, so he started kindergarten today. He and Dave made his lunch last night, and he and I walked to school while Dave dropped Phoebe off and…

We had such a great weekend! A year ago, we were camping with our friends the Gawenuses, and Kevin was telling us about a total solar eclipse that was coming in August of…

Phoebe is really excited to be starting second grade. She has a few friends from last year in her class, and her teacher, Mrs. Marshall, likes to camp, so the classroom is decorated…

Monday, July 3 Our final destination was Jennifer and Lee’s house at Buckhorn Lake. We had a great time there two years ago, so we’d all been looking forward to going back for…

Grammie and Pappy wanted to leave for Rehoboth Beach close to 9 a.m. on Friday morning, July 30, so we all ate breakfast together, loaded up, and said our goodbyes. We drove with…

On Saturday, June 24, Dave, Phoebe, and Benjamin were driven to the airport in Cherry Blaze by our good friends Brenda and Michael. On the way, Brenda learned that Phoebe has exploding hiccups—something…

We’ve been back for a week from our luxurious two-week vacation. I learned a few things while we were gone: I really like spending time with the kids, I don’t get enough sleep…

May 3 Photos from a bike trip over to Peak to Peak Charter School (about 100 yards from the house). May 5 Benjamin wanted to ride his “new” green Strider (thanks, Brinkmans!) to…