Life can be a bit like a circus around here sometimes . . . I am so thankful that we get to have an amazing man as our ring leader,...

That was the title of the daily devotional that came in my email inbox this morning from Proverbs 31 Ministries. It wasn't until the...

At the end of October, Mom & Dad made another trip to spend a long weekend with us. We put Dad to work with building some shelving for...

In early September, we started hitting a few road bumps. The appraiser needed some specific info. on the house we were buying, and Laura...

The past several years have been quite the journey for us as a family. I've been wanting to take the time to share our story, and yet it...

With us planning to travel out to Iowa the weekend of Christmas, we decided to celebrate with our little family the week before. Church...

During the elementary years, we've told our boys that they can choose 1 sport/year. This year, Gavin decided he wanted to try Upwards...

We have had a wonderful summer . . . spending time with grandparents out in Iowa, a weekend in Hocking Hills with my entire family,...

More pics from our vacation to Niagara Falls, Ontario . . . On Saturday morning, we headed out to Marineland . . . although I had never...

We've been looking forward to this family vacation all summer long. Passports in hand, we headed out last Thursday morning soon after...

Days are long . . . years are short. This phrase is 110% accurate at describing how quickly time flies by, even though some days seem to...

Last week, we surprised Daddy by celebrating Father's Day a few days early. The boys & I were planning on leaving for Iowa that weekend,...

Yesterday, we drove up to the Cuyahoga National Park, and went on the hunt for Brandywine Falls. We arrived just before lunch, so we ate...

After our Spring break turned into a big flop, we decided we would plan a family weekend getaway as soon as everyone was healthy and we...

Mother's Day is always a nice & laid-back day for me, thanks to a wonderful husband who is making sure I don't lift a finger. This year,...

Our 2016 Spring Break will forever be etched in our minds as the "Worst Spring Break Ever". Nothing went like were hoping but honestly,...

Last week, our elementary school put on their annual spring musical. The 1st-3rd graders do the Spring musical each year (4th-6th...

And just like that, this little guy is 7 years old. I'm not sure why, but 7 sounds so much older than 6. He is growing up so quickly,...

Not only are the holidays a busy time for us, but we also somehow managed to have ALL of our birthdays (except Ian's) and our anniversary...