Last night a group of people gathered in a room at Crosswinds Church to fill 43 backpacks with food for children in Pine Island schools. Food 4 Friends provides backpacks of supplemental food for children that are likely missing meals over the weekend. The backpacks we use were donated by Hom Furniture Community Relations. You can … Read More
Fun at the park
We still play at the park and I still try to take pictures of our <adult> children at the park some times it’s easier to get them to cooperate than other times and sometimes there are many “takes” involved after sitting in the car for a day, it felt so good to get out and … Read More
What are you doing New Year’s Eve
I’ve always loved this song and this duet – Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel do it beautifully. They are now officially on my Spotify account! About the musicians…. The friends strummed a twee little ditty cover of “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” by Nancy Wilson in this new video that Deschanel posted to her website, … Read More
Cincinnati Parks
Four nights. Three days. Six adults. One 1000 square foot apartment. One bathroom. Dewey’s Pizza. Skyline Chili. HomeGoods. Kenwood Mall. Christmas. Presents. Cooking. Scattergories. Our Family. Together. One of my favorite things to do in Cincinnati, besides spend time with our kids who live there — is visit the beautiful city parks. This trip we … Read More
Christmas Eve
Just three photos from Christmas Eve. I chose to “be in the moment” instead of taking pictures of moments. #1: Quiet moments before our guests arrived. #2: Five adorable children (2 sets of twins!) #3: Wine glasses with Silly Bandz to identify who’s glass is who’s. We haven’t opened a single present yet — that’s … Read More
Remembering…
the reason we celebrate . . . Photos from The Nativity Story
Bell Ringing
Wednesday afternoon Mr. D and I spent a couple hours outside of Sam’s Club ringing the Salvation Army bell at the Red Kettle. This is one of the easiest ways to volunteer and make a difference in our community. Mr. D and I try to do at least one shift each year, sometimes we get … Read More
Layla and Faith
Normally spending extended amounts of time outdoors in cold weather isn’t my deal. However, when spending time with Layla and Faith is involved, I’m all in. I’ve been taking riding lessons — even on cold winter days! After lessons, I get to go on long rides through the woods and along trails on the Zumbro … Read More
Going to the dogs
Our boy couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a little doggie dress-up and now they are ready for Christmas celebrations!
Christmas Tree 2011
Our tree. It’s very different from the trees we decorated when the kiddos were little. Each year since their birth, our kids were given ornaments for Christmas. Ornaments came from grandparents, aunts & uncles, us and their friends. Those ornaments are now sorted into 3 boxes, one for each kid. This is our 2011 Christmas … Read More