Outnumbered and Overjoyed

Eli just finished an amazing and exhausting week. For five days he attended WinShape camp at a nearby church from 8AM-5PM each day. Yes: nin...

Maddux has been working quite a bit this summer. We are very fortunate to have a few neighbors with dogs that are happy to 'share'. ...

I've mentioned before some frustration Lehr and I have had over Eli's seeming ambivalence towards his sister and in response to her ...

So we're a week into training, and so far-so good. Eli ran at the YMCA training this weekend - just about 10 minutes worth, broken up wi...

Eli is signed up for his first Triathlon. About a week ago I saw a flyer for a kids' Triathlon in the area, and the next day I saw that ...

Sunday afternoon, Eli competed in his first County Swim Meet. As I've posted before, Eli had a great swim season this summer. He rose to...

What a summer.....so many camps and other things the kids wanted to enjoy! "Tinker-Belle" camp is one that Maddux begged for. I re...

We celebrated Maddux's fifth birthday on the actual date, as usual. We planned to meet a few family friends at the pool for dinner and...

Even though I swear up and down that I put bricks on your head each night while you sleep, you still keep getting bigger and older, Maddux. ...

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 ...