This morning at 7am, the boys were out playing in rain puddles.  Then later in the morning, the younger two went out and caught snowflakes o...

This evening I was talking to my brother about buying or renting a house. We were talking about the pros and cons of living in different spo...

One afternoon on a walk, Ansel found his first box elder bug of the season. Ansel’s always loved catching bugs and it seems as though box el...

Oliver’s been creating some cool optical illusions. For this one he said, “Mom, can you go outside and raise your arms?” Look, I’m magic! He...

A while ago, Ian was constantly saying the word “da-dis” and I couldn’t figure out what he meant. It was Jess who was looking at photos with...

The other night Ansel declared to Jess and me that he wants to be a ninja when he grows up. Apparently, he feels like he is a ninja-in-train...

We headed down south for Spring Break again this year. It did not disappoint. It’s always such a great time to spend time together with exte...

We had a good month over here. Here’s a quick bit of our latter end of the month.  We went ice skating at the Olympic Oval.  Have I ever sha...

A perfect activity for a chilly afternoon. 

This week we had the chance to experience the Pinewood Derby. I’d never been to one and didn’t know what to expect. Jess worked on Oliver’s ...