16 Aug happy birthday, jessie girl!
Wow. Fourteen. I can't believe I've been lucky enough to have you for fourteen years. Every year that passes keeps reminding me more and more of what a blessing you are! Sometimes you are more of an adult than I am, and I have learned...
27 Feb volleyball time!
by Ed As most of you probably already know from Amy's previous posts, Helen is our volleyball player. She is in her second year of playing and we think she's pretty darn good at it (and not because we're her parents)! She's played one year of...
30 Oct impromptu birthday photo shoot.
Usually, I'm begging them for pictures. So when they come to me and ask if I could take a few photos of them? Uh, yes please! Yesterday, Helen and her friends all dressed up nice for her birthday. It's not every day that she wears...
24 May helen: 8th grade formal
My girl is an official high schooler. Yesterday morning, she graduated from 8th grade during a simple ceremony followed by lunch with her family and friends. Later that evening, she was off to her first formal dance. With a boy. Like a for-real teenage girl. Now, I'm...
10 Feb parenting a driving teenager.
Though I continually parent four children on a day-to-day basis, I in no way consider myself an expert. Eighteen years later, I still have much to learn. So I write this post in hopes of helping another parent, like me, who continues to learn as...