Phoenix!!

Apparently not many people choose to vacation in Phoenix in mid-July. Not really sure why. Maybe it’s that 112 degree thing. But this family is still needing to thaw out from winter in the mountains {which most will agree was an exceptionally long, cold, snowy one}. Phoenix seemed like the perfect place. Rates are low….

Playin’ Around

A few weeks back, while Emma and Graham were at camp, Dw & I decided to take the five little ones to a playground near our home. Stopping at a coffee shop around the corner, we ran into Autumn who was filling her car with gas nearby. “We’ll get you a coffee, come sit with…

Chuggin’ Along

For six years we have lived here…but we have never had the opportunity to ride the train. People come from all over the world to ride our train. The views are spectacular and the train is powered by coal….and has been riding the tracks for a zillion years….well our little boys have been asking if…

Liberty’s New Look

Our girl is sportin’ a new look. None of our others have ever had braces {not that some couldn’t have used them} but really Liberty’s situation was that she desperately needed them {three rows of teeth on the bottom – just for starters!} She was so excited as the orthodontist was getting everything set! Each…

Just a Quiet Day

It’s been a quiet day on the home front. The kids and I sat on the porch while I sipped coffee and we ate pumpkin bars I had made a few days ago. This afternoon Emma and I have been working on wreaths for above our beds. Emma’s making two…one for above Elizabeth and Jubilee’s…

Gardening: {With a Boatload}

I really can’t think of much I would rather do then work outside in the garden as a family. There is something so gratifying about working hard {and playin’ hard} and seeing the fruits of our labor. Last week-end we worked together and put in our garden. Dw had built some raised beds out of…