We met one sad, scared little man.   This passport photo was taken maybe thirty minutes after that traumatic first meeting.  I sat him...

If they don't, our Olaf has now officially achieved perfection. It's just his family that's a mess....an absolute mess. ...

In under seventeen minutes! That's fast. Like really fast. Today he took two whole minutes off his time from last year....

Cholita loves kindergarten.  She lays out her uniform every night before going to bed, she writes little notes to her teacher, and she impat...

That's the name of the game right now.  With lots of kid love and an eat-whatever-the-heck-you-want diet, Olaf has gained some weight an...

This has been a hard, hard day.  We spent a good portion of it at the vet's office.  And another good portion fighting back tears, somet...

Be still my heart.  This is the youngest photo I've ever seen of our sweet little man.  He was born in July (most likely),  found in ...

Our big kids, the senior and freshman in high school, were out the door before dawn and before the camera made it off the closet shelf.   Bu...

My mother-in-law once told me that she always had a spot in her garden that was "experimental", where she'd test out new plant...