All my other babies walked early--9 months, 10 months and 10 1/2 months, respectively.  Lucy seems to have taken longer to do everything, in...

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by four children huddling around me seeking and fighting for my love and attention.  A lot of the time, I revel...

We did it AGAIN.  We drove 1,980 miles and it went relatively smoothly.   Our kids were sick just before we left.  Annie had an ear infectio...

1. We have lived in our house two and half years and I think we have done very well with our garden.  Here is my beautiful spring garden wit...

You light up our lives--our happy go lucky baby. Cake is good! We had a little party for Lucy.  The party was really more about the grow...

A week ago I began the Les Mills 21 Day Nutrition Challenge .  It's a painfully simple regime.  It is all explained in a ten minute vide...

Well, we are almost looking at home school in the rear view mirror.  Alex has two subjects to complete and he will be done with first grade....

Kristiana has been a bit defiant lately.  But she is so funny and loving.  While defiant, I think it stems from her need to define herself a...

"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.   Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from ...

Here we are taking a break from home school.  "Quick! Everyone hide! Then maybe we won't have to finish school." Hobbits Hid...

My husband and I wanted to be saints, we just didn't know it would be sainthood via two year old.  We have dealt with our share of the t...

I have been reading Little House on the Prairie  by Laura Ingalls to the children this week.  Alex has been pretty captivated.  Alex and I g...

I can only smile about this trip from ear to ear.  After home school this morning, the children and I drove forty minutes to the regional Ca...

Well, here are the things that I was able to pause and chronicle during this blessed holiday. Good Friday - Here is how I kept the girls fr...