Every year we write things we’re thankful for on artificial autumn leaves and hang them from the mantle. This year “Thatcher” or “Thatcher’s kisses, hugs, cuteness, etc.” showed up a lot on our leaves. Baby boy is just too adorable for his own good. Some other thankful leaves I liked from this year are McIntosh… Read More A Quiet Thanksgiving
It’s not often you meet someone who is 1/3 year old. But now that Thatcher’s 4 months, he’s officially 0.33 repeating. Accomplishments: rolling over from belly to back motorboat mouth grabbing toys with his hands attempting to eat solid food sleeping through the night smiling, giggling, and babbling stealing our hearts every second of every… Read More Lil’ Fraction
After discovering Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky on their tablets, the boys learned the poem and put together this rendition. We’re very impressed!
One of my joys is watching Stephen as a daddy. Seeing him become. Stephen’s always been very involved in the practical, emotional, and spiritual care-taking of our family, but this season has deepened that. With my pregnancy taking such a toll on me, Stephen has jumped right in to the shoes of a stay-at-home dad… Read More Fatherhood Moments
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
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
His heart beats His blood begins to flow Waking up what was dead A moment ago And His heart beats Now everything has changed Because the blood that brought us peace with God is racing through his veins ~His Heart Beats by Andrew Peterson (click the picture to hear the song) This! This is why… Read More He Is Risen Indeed
Our third recent adventure trip was to the Wheatland Ferry north of Salem. Stephen had been wanting to take the kids on a river ferry for a while, and there are still a couple in operation nearby. We found an adorable lunch spot in McMinnville, and visited the local bookstore and grocery before our ferry… Read More Wheatland Ferry on the Willamette
Toddlers don’t translate well over the phone. While Brynn LOVES to talk on the phone, it’s just hard to get to know her that way. She’s constantly asking, “I talk Grandma?” and would walk around all day with the phone to her ear if I let her. She ends up babbling incoherently and then popping… Read More A Little Bit o’ Brynn