Today was a fun day. Xander, who has always had a flair for the dramatic and adored being in a recent play, had the opportunity to lend his voice to the fight to protect religious freedoms in our country! The Alliance Defense Fund, needed a child’s voice for a project they are working on. He had […]
Family
Not Who Anymore…
Phases: Kids go through them at a rapid rate. Although sometimes it doesn’t feel like it, kids really do go in and out of phases rather quickly. A while ago, Xander went through a ‘getting married’ phase and had picked out his future spouse. The result was him ‘proposing’ to several girls. He scared off […]
loving…
A few things I’m loving right now: 1. walks in the rain 2 enjoying creosote – the source of our wonderful ‘desert rain’ smell 3 talking about the crown of thorns while checking out a thorny desert tree 4 drinking warm tea with my boys 5 I love rainy days. It always puts me in […]
Hooked!
Xander auditioned and landed a part as the youngest (on-stage) child in a recent production of Cheaper by the Dozen. He and I had so much fun spending every Monday afternoon ‘practicing’. Finally, he found a healthy use for his ‘lack of an inside voice’. His voice is loud, even when he is trying to […]
If At First You Don’t Succeed
I’m so thankful for the age of the digital camera… Getting a quality family picture where EVERYONE is looking at the camera can be quite the challenge. ok, I guess we’ll use this one…
Joy
The family Evie married into has a lovely tradition of having the wedding party share during the ceremony. As brides-maids, we were to share with Joe what a gift he was getting in Evie. I chose to focus on her Joy. Lest I forget what I shared, I wanted to write it down somewhere “permenant.” […]