i heart halloween

I tried to have very low expectations for our first Halloween with two. Abby has been testing us quite a bit this week, wanting things her way or no way. And the little guy has been going through a growth spurt . . . very fussy and very hungry. We had a slightly disappointing beginning [...]

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so full

That’s how we feel after this week. Our tummies and our hearts are full. Josh’s dad from Florida, and  brother and sister-in-love from California, have come to visit us on this GORGEOUS Autumn week. The changing leaves are ushering in a new season, the weather is cooling, and our family is drawing close. Our cups [...]

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a dinner in the life…

I’ve been wanting to post some video of the kiddos for a while now, and since both of them have gifted me with a good naptime today, I have a little time to do it. This is a 4.5 min video of Abby’s dinnertime (still in the habit of waiting till the kids are down [...]

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the best medicine

After our AZ vacation, Josh’s mom (Grandma Dell) came to visit us for a week. Sometime between when we came home from our trip, and when we picked her up from Sea-Tac, the WHOLE FAMILY caught a cold. Poor Grandma Dell was worried that she would get US sick, since she was also feeling pretty [...]

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end of summer fun

Technically, we visited AZ on business. Josh was asked to share some of his knowledge of worship leading with the music team at Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale. BUT, we made it a family vacation we won’t soon forget. I already shared our LOVE for the pool, but we also got to spend some wonderful [...]

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williams a-go-go

On our recent trip to Arizona, we were a little anxious about traveling with our 2-year-old and 2-month-old. With the help of a purple dinosaur, and a lot of nursing, the kids were incredible. Here’s how we occupied our time.

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little fishies

We are LOVING the swimming pool at our friend’s, the Shraders, AZ home.

Abby is a little fish, especially since we got her some arm floaties. She’s gotten brave enough to get her face and head wet, and loves jumping into waiting arms of anyone close to her, whether they are ready or not. And [...]

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take the heat

We are all thoroughly enjoying spending some time in Arizona. I’ll post more later, but here’s a little teaser.

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berry fun (take 2)

The other day, Abby and I attempted to pick some fresh blackberries from our neighborhood. We failed. But, we redeemed our berry trip with Josh, who turned out to be a berry picking fool!

The kids were elated .

Josh did most of the work, but Abby got in on the action.

We had a little [...]

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the big game

We posted Abby’s first Mariners experience, and wanted to make sure that our boy got to go to his first game with just mom and dad as well. At the last minute on Saturday, my good friend, Lesa, needed to give away some tickets. Since we took Abby around 2 months old, and since we [...]

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