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
The cutest baby in Japan
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
Christmas 2011: The Hromadas
Christmas Eve is the day we have designated to be with my parents and sister. The day usually includes relaxing, eating, playing games and opening gifts. We enjoyed two new board games this year: The Logo Board Game and Word on the
Christmas 2011: The Sandlins
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Obviously, we took a break from blogging in December. It wasn’t necessarily planned, but you know what I mean when I say the month flew by! The good news is that we’ll have several big