A few years ago, Chris and I spent a wonderful relaxing anniversary vacation on the beach. My great uncle allowed us to use his winter home in Florida for lodging. We have always wanted to return there but haven’t had the
The hunts!
Now that it’s been a month since Easter, I guess it’s time that I share our holiday photos and videos with you. We spent Saturday night with my family and Sunday afternoon with Chris’ family. Everything revolved around the egg hunts.
The cutest baby in Japan
9,000 miles, give or take a few hundred. That’s how far we are from Casey and his family in Japan. And that’s a very long distance when we want to squeeze and love on sweet baby Caden. Thank goodness for
2012 brackets: Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight updates
We had a wonderful weekend as a family, relaxing and enjoying the magnificent spring weather. And of course watching basketball games. But I didn’t make any time to post our bracket updates. So here are our Sweet Sixteen and Elite
2012 brackets: Second Round update
This year’s tournament has been so much fun to watch! It probably helps that four Big Ten teams are still playing, including IU. It was pretty interesting to witness Chris watching IU’s game on Saturday. It’s not the first time
2012 brackets: First Round update
Wow! What a thrilling start to this year’s tournament! The first day was a little predictable, but yesterday was so exciting with several favorite schools losing to underdogs. I tend to root for the underdog. So although my bracket was
Avery’s third birthday: More celebrations
Avery’s birthday fell on a Tuesday this year, and Tuesdays are usually pretty busy around here because that’s Chris’ class night. Thank goodness her birthday also usually will take place near Presidents’ Day. Daddy enjoys that day off from work.
Avery’s third birthday: The official party
One week later, and I’ve finally caught my breath long enough to post some birthday pictures! First up was the official birthday party. Avery made the guest list, which included everyone on both sides of the family as well as
Christmas 2011: The Rorks
Our final Christmas celebration was with my aunt’s family. There aren’t very many pictures of this occasion because it was a hectic day filled with a lot of activity and food! And a sweet girl who refused to take a
Christmas 2011: The Clarks
Christmas morning is reserved for just the three of us. First, Avery hops into bed with us and we read the Christmas story from the book of Luke. Then after everyone brushes their teeth, we head to the living room to open