I’m sure you don’t recognize him, but that is my nephew Jack.  He turned six a couple of weeks ago and we were lucky enough to help out at his Secret Agent party. Before the party even started we got into the mood by grooving to secret agent tunes… The agents each got ready by […]

A few weeks ago I talked briefly about the gift we gave our parents for Christmas this year. My parents are hard to buy for. They have everything they need and they recently moved into a smaller home so they have less room for extraneous stuff. (Not that we would EVER give anything extraneous!) That […]

nerdfighter (n): a person who, instead of being made up of cells and organs and stuff, is actually made entirely of awesome. This is one of Jill’s favorite definitions of herself and her posse.  (Quote from John and Hank Green.)  These guys really ARE made of awesome!  Right now Jill is really into Dr. Who. […]

I think not! Even though this is where I have found Ellie all week I could not be happier. As soon as her homework and chores are done she has been nose down in a book. She has even been bringing them everywhere we go so she can read in the car. This week she […]

Birthday pictures are a critical part of our birthday traditions.  I love seeing how my girls change every year.  Jill’s birthday often sneaks up on us and since this year it is on a Saturday that meant that we had one weekend (last weekend) to take the pictures.  And since the weather was horrible (think […]