Outnumbered and Overjoyed

Eli had his first "real" sleepover last week. I say that with quotations because Eli has technically slept at a friend's hou...

Eli and Maddux's great-grandmother went home to Jesus a few weeks ago, so this past weekend we went to Florida to celebrate her life wit...

What a Swim Season it's been! Maddux has really blossomed into a swimmy little fish; she even does back stroke by choice sometimes! And ...

Maddux just finished her second session of Christian Youth Theater Summer Camp. Last summer she was on the young side, so she only had the o...

Maddux is still trucking along, starting off each Meet with a lap of freestyle; she only got a ribbon after that first one, but she is sti...

This last weekend Lehr and I slipped away to celebrate our 13th anniversary. Aunt Megan and Aunt Liz were happy to help out by coming to our...

Lehr and I comment on it very often: Maddux is so social able, aware, and competent. We know she didn't get it from us, so we're baf...

The whole family planned to drive to Florida last weekend, but with Maddux's last minute illness, she and I had to skip the trip. Once w...

Tonight was the first Swim Meet of the 2012 season. It was *only* a practice meet (meaning we didn't swim with another team), but the ki...

Not sure how it's possible, but we've been to the ER four times between the kids and every trip has been for Maddux. Mad Dog woke ...

Maddux graduated from Pre-K yesterday. Unbelievable. That little baby with a not-so-little personality is ready to start "real" sc...

Summer is here! Well, almost. But the best indicator that summer is near in our house is the start of Swim Team practice. This week kicked o...

The kids treated me right, each making me a cool card and showering me with love, breakfast and flowers. (Eli made me a cool book at school,...

This morning was Maddux's last softball game of the season. The weather was not very compatible; it was raining when we arrived at the...

It's been another great baseball season for Eli, but this morning it came to an end. There was a game earlier this week that got postpon...

Maddux has been participating in a short ballet class once/week after school. She's learned so much and for the past few weeks she's...

Maddux is officially a biker. She doesn't ride her bike often, but when she has, it's been on training wheels. About a month ago Leh...

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...