As you can see, Caleb was the most adorable werewolf ever. Spencer was a knight. And Skyler was a corpse bride.

I’m not really sure what Keaton and Justis are. They threw these costumes together with things they found throughout the house. Justis said he was a hobo. Keaton said he is Adam Powers…Austin’s [...]

For years I have seen the aftermath of school shootings on the news. I sat sobbing watching the kids in Columbine. I’ve shed tears hearing of other shootings all over the country. Most of these school shootings were not in places we would stereotypically expect them; the inner city schools in the poor parts of [...]

I know I loved Halloween as a child. What child doesn’t? But I can’t remember a single Halloween from my childhood. I can’t think of a single costume I wore. But I remember my first Halloween as a mom like it was yesterday.
In October 1994, Keaton was just two and a half months old. [...]

As Halloween approaches, I’ve been reminiscing about past Halloweens. Honestly, Halloween is not my favorite holiday. But it is fun watching how excited the kids get. And how cute they look in their costumes.
Having twins has made that even more fun. For a while anyway. For a couple of years I was able to get [...]