This year McKyla was part of Jump Team. The sixth graders who want to can join. You have to be able to perform to a certain level in order to be allowed to travel with the team. They take days off school and take the bus to other schools and perform. She practiced twice a...

Sometimes around here, if I get busy working on the computer and the big kids are out and about, things will get very very quiet. Sometimes, things will be quiet for a long time. And at those times a little voice whispers in my head and says “It’s been quiet for a long time, don’t...

I know I already did a Hope of America Post on this blog. It was a year ago. I was able to go last year and it was super rad. This year, Jason got to go and he took all 4 big kids with him. I stayed home with the babes. And this year, it...

Sienna will be 3 in 3 months. Which means Jace will be 2 in 4 months. Can someone please tell me how to slow it down? Please?

Dalan and Kari were lucky enough to be able to buy a house a couple months ago! They live out here in Saratoga Springs, a few minutes south of us. They have a huge fenced-in backyard, perfect for family BBQs. A few weeks ago, even though it technically wasn’t really warm, we were able to...