Ranger Tim was my uncle. People would often ask him, “So, have you lived in Pittsburgh all your life?” To which he would say, “Not yet.” On September 4, 2019 Uncle Tim passed away. He had indeed lived all his life in Pittsburgh. He liked to be called Ranger because rangering in National Parks all… Read More The Legacy of Ranger Tim
We went from one family visit to another. The same day Mom and Dad Moody flew out, my uncle popped in for a short visit while he was in the Pacific Northwest. Bubba John has always been my fun uncle who travels the world and is up for any adventure! His work as a cruise… Read More A Quick Visit
Thanks to Stephen, the kids will soon have the coolest clubhouse to play in…right in their own backyard. We had talked about this treehouse for a while, but I didn’t realize it was going to be quite so epic! After this, we can move the boys out there and charge them rent! When Mom and… Read More The Most Epic Treehouse
September was a month of no white space. No margin in our lives. One of the hardest parts was being apart so much. Brynn was gone for over 2 weeks, Stephen took a work trip to Phoenix for 5 days, and Thatcher and I flew to Pittsburgh for 3 days at the end of the… Read More September Starts
Living far from grandparents means that our kids don’t get much one-on-one time with our parents. Because we want to foster a bond between the kids and their grandparents, we’ve sent each of them back to Indiana to hang out with Grammy, Grampy, and the fam. Cooper led the way, and then Silas took a… Read More Brynn’s Indiana Adventure
This year was different. Instead of shopping for school supplies, the teachers requested a donation and bought the supplies themselves. (Hooray!) Instead of attending the Back to School picnic, we were out of town for the wedding. Instead of being together, we left Brynn with her grandparents for her very own Indiana Adventure. It was… Read More Back to School 2019-2020
Our six had a chance to go up into the St. Louis Gateway Arch and catch up with an old college friend of mine before and after our time with the whole Moody gang. Our 2nd biennial Moody family reunion was in Grayville, IL on Labor Day weekend for Jon’s wedding. It was all that… Read More The Whole Gang
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Moody! We were happy to be able to travel to Illinois for Jonathan and Alena’s wedding. Jon had proposed to Alena here in Oregon at Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach last summer. The original wedding date was mid-June, but when they heard that Stephanie, Amy, and I were all… Read More Marine Marries Ballerina
Though the summer felt slow–as I looked back–the kids were able to do just about all the normal summer activities. From splashpads, to birthday parties, to neighbor pool parties–they did it all! Mommy and Baby stayed home while friends kindly provided their entertainment. The first weekend Thatcher was home, Stephen pulled in the driveway with… Read More What the Big Kids Were Up To…
Before baby #4 came along, I was sure I’d struggle with “going back to square one” in the child-rearing game. Turns out, I’m thrilled to be back in the newborn stage and can’t imagine life without a Thatcher. This has been a summer of saying ‘no’ to a lot of things in order to say… Read More Reflections on a Quiet Summer