Two ball players means double the cuteness of little boys in baseball uniforms. Silas is playing with all his best buds again. This is our third year with Coach Andrew and all the 2nd graders we love. Each game, they choose a new captain and a new team name–just to keep the peace. When Silas… Read More Double Header
Cooper was the “star student” early in the school year. So fun to see what he and his classmates say about him. Brynn has really been liking taking pictures of me–which is kind of nice since I’m always behind the camera. These two play so well together–lots of imagination and common interests. Us in… Read More Just Some Pics
Stephen finished the front siding project this past fall, and I’m so proud. He re-sided the three walls of our garage. Since it happens to be the most prominent part of our home, I’m happy it’s beautiful now. He widened the pop-out window above the garage to add trim around the window. He hung new… Read More Accomplishments
Here’s a parade of pictures from our past few months that I want to remember. We celebrated autumn with a trip to the Oregon Heritage Farm‘s apple festival and with a backyard bonfire–complete with a hot chocolate toast! This was the first year we decorated the porch for Halloween and dressed up with the kids.… Read More Celebrations
It feels like we can start breathing again–now that we’re nearly half-way through October. These days are flying by! So many things begin in September that it’s perhaps more of a “new year” experience than January. School has been the easiest transition. We’re so proud of Cooper taking on the challenge of kindergarten, navigating… Read More The September Sprint
This past Monday was the first day of school for the boys. Cooper sailed right into kindergarten as a happy, confident little man. We’re so very proud and happy for him! After dreading school all summer long, Cooper was surprisingly excited. Monday morning he was the first one downstairs for breakfast, so I read him… Read More Kindergarten and 2nd Grade
It was Cooper’s turn for a “man camping trip” with Daddy. Cooper will enter kindergarten just one week from today, so Stephen took him on an expedition early this month to make memories, to provide space for good conversations, and to nudge him toward more grown up experiences. I’m thankful Stephen makes these bonding times… Read More Cooper’s Expedition
It’s coming this fall——->kindergarten for Cooper! This year Coop has been maturing right before our eyes. He and I completed Silas’s kindergarten writing book where Coop learned to write all his letters and numbers. {Retention of those letters and numbers is another thing, but at least he’s worked through them all.} Now we’re working on… Read More Kinder on the Horizon
At the beginning of this year, I enrolled the boys in the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir. Through the years, Silas has participated in gymnastics, soccer, t-ball, taekwondo, science club, and swimming at different times, but I felt he could use some musical instruction. His school offers music as one of the “specials” during the afternoon,… Read More Community Choir
The kids had been counting down the days, and Brynn kept announcing that she was going to wear her “ballerina dress” (aka swimsuit) for spring break. Great Wolf Lodge was a huge success! I didn’t realize that there were Great Wolf Lodges all around the country until my cousin blogged about her trip to one… Read More Great Wolf Lodge