I love the beautiful porch swing that Lyle finished last night. We first painted it the same blue as the porch ceiling, but we weren't ...

Home school is not for the faint of heart! As part of Adam's anatomy class, he dissected a snake the other day. He wasn't the leas...

During the kids' spring break, I enjoyed a spur-of-the moment trip to Chicago see our friends, the Bays. I left on Monday and came back...

I don't know why over-scheduled Saturdays are always the ones when Lyle is working! On this particular Saturday we had: archery tournam...

We started Christmas Eve with the traditional big Subway sandwich. It's always fun for the kids to see if Dad can actually fit his piled...

Lyle drove down to Oregon yesterday and purchased a new toy for Charlie and Olaf. Olaf's breed is known for their carting abilities, so...

The night before Thanksgiving, Adam made a delicious apple pie crust. We knew he'd been cooking not only by the heavenly aroma coming f...

Adam also took this photo of Abby, which I love. She's the only one in our family with blue eyes. It's nice to have a little varie...

Abby riding Mike through the arbor. Lyle looked at several different arbor designs and then sat down and drew out what he wanted. I love w...