The Ray Family

   Grammy picked up Kyle from school and Nolan from his friend Andrew's house and brought them to the hospital to meet Hayley. When Kyle met Nolan he said, "No want it. No thank you," and it was a pretty sad experience for me. My heart warmed up when...

I wanted to type up Hayley's birth story while I still had it fresh in my mind:
On Monday, November 3, I went for a doctor appointment. I had felt no contractions at this point (my due date was the next day) or any signs that labor would be coming soon. In the past my body never progressed until I went into actual labor, so I tried...

Kyle plays soccer at recess almost every day, so he decided he wanted to try soccer this year. I was a little sad at first because I thought that meant we would miss baseball season, but soccer ended right in time. And guess what-- watching Kyle play...

In January I signed Bear up for a short little soccer class held once a week. The coach started off the class doing drills and then had a small scrimmage at the end of each class. It was basically hilarious. Nolan loved going, I'm sure, even though if...