Caleb has his first kindergarten field trip today. We went to the pumpkin patch where we went on a hayrack ride, made faces at the animals at the petting zoo, played on the playground equipment and picked out pumpkins and gourds.

But before we ever got to the pumpkin patch I discovered that kids often are [...]

Three weeks ago my grandpa was diagnosed with cancer. Yesterday they rolled him in to the emergency room to cut it out.
In August Grandpa went to the emergency with chest pains. He thought he was having a heart attack. After several tests and some observation they decided there was nothing wrong with his heart. But [...]

We are finally back to normal. Back to just five kids in the house. It seems so quiet now. Even when Spencer is revving up the new, very loud, Nerf gun he got for his birthday.
Last night was our very own scientific research on the differences between boys and girls. We could see the differences [...]

I now have 9 eight year olds in my house literally running like crazy people all through the house and yard; out the front door, in the back door, up the stairs, leaping through the kitchen. I’m sure my neighbors are thrilled to see even more kids over here. And I’m starting to rethink my [...]