30...Really???

The lake is always fun, but then add cousins...and it's super fun! We had a great night with the three "big" kids and all four parents at the lake one night last July.
Wade was pretty proud of this moment. Although this may serve as proof for why Shannon & Brad will never put their children in our care again....

There are so many fun intentional parenting ideas & activities out there (dumb Pinterest!) that I can rarely ever make happen. But somehow the Super Summer Challenge has turned into one tradition that we keep going. Tate is for the most part pretty...

Thankfully this part of the story has a good ending. In fact, it's an incredible ending. But it takes awhile and some pretty scary moments to get there. I've always used this blog as my scrapbook and/or journal and to share with family and friends all...

It truly seems as though our trip to Oregon was two completely separate experiences, so I think I'll divide it into two separate posts.  :)
Many months ago we decided to combine my mom's 6oth birthday party in January with a trip for all of us to go see Mimi & Grandpa's new house in Oregon and go skiing....