Outnumbered and Overjoyed

Where to begin... This year's Fest was one of the best ones we've attended. Just like last year, we had three days at fest and NO ra...

Eli loves sports...all sports. He gravitates towards baseball most consistently, but when the wind blows, he'll pick up a new one and...

I'm not sure when it happened, but there has been a definite shift in Eli's maturity. For the better. It's the little things t...

Eli was assigned his first research project just before Spring Break. He was given over two weeks to learn about, compile data on, and pre...

This weekend was a full one! The kids wanted to take me to SkyZone for my birthday last month, but at the last minute, Eli came down with a ...

While the first part of the week was spent in Kentucky , the second half was equally as full, even though we were 'only' at home. I ...

What a week, and it's not even over yet! This week was Spring Break for both kids, so we decided to take a trip. Good friends of ours mo...

It's almost over the top....Eli and Maddux get along so well most days that I KNOW it's gotta to move to a new phase of not liking e...

Many times I have commented on how much I LOVE the phase Eli and Maddux are in, as siblings. For so long (so it seemed), Eli wouldn't gi...

The weekends bring all sorts of new traditions for us as time goes by. Now that Eli is in school, he often still wakes early on Saturday mor...

The kids joined us for another Faith In Action this morning. As usual, they worked with Lehr while I wandered around taking photos. The thre...

Maddux had her second softball game yesterday morning. She was so excited because she was playing her friend, Anni's, team. We got all s...

Eli had his first game of the spring season this afternoon, after Maddux's game this morning. (Busy day!!) It was sunny, cool and absolu...

This is Maddux's favorite expression. Truth be told, I use it, especially with the kids. Just cuz it's fun. As of late, I've hea...

What a spring this will be. We got both Maddux's and Eli's ball schedules this week and it pretty much filled our calendar up until ...

It has been quite a week. A few months ago, we decided (as a family) to head up a neighborhood food drive to help a local ministry with thei...

For the last six months or so, we have had a verse displayed in the kitchen that we've been working on it. Each week (or so) we let the ...

Eli is my son, through and through. One of the most obvious ways is through his lists. Even though the kids don't see 99% of my lists be...

I have not been shy about documenting some of the hard and harder moments we've had with Eli. While fatigue seems to be the only common ...

About a month ago we signed Maddux up for a low-stress softball league. This weekend was an introductory clinic to get the girls together be...