hey again! It seems to be a season of change this month. Not only because of the weather and moving into fall. No, it could never be quite that simple. At work they announced that they were having to make some cuts due to funding. Due to this, 3 people were laid off (direct employees) […]

hey there, We started off this month by going to a nearby hotel for the Holiday weekend. We found a place that was nearby and that had good reviews (and a pool, this was the main thing we looked for) so that the kids could go swimming. We ended up finding a hotel and they

It is amazing that August is finishing up! We spent the last few weeks of August keeping busy partly with Church activities. VBS! The kids couldn’t go to more than one this year as they kept finding other things to do. While they would go to VBS, the parents (us, my parents, and Luca and

Hey there, It was recently our anniversary! Its been 12 years since we tied the knot, and even longer (15) since we had planned to get hitched. We got engaged in 09, wanted to get married right away, but in 10, and 11 kept putting it off for my brother who said he wanted to

Hey So its been really quiet around the house. Why? Arabella has been gone. She left to go to her friends house for a sleepover for something like 9 days. Nuts, but she really wanted to. We have been cleaning which ironically has been a little easier to do. Here are some random photos for

Hey there, We started off August without being sick. That was a nice accomplishment. Since we were all feeling better, we took the kids to go see “Twisters” in the theater. We all enjoyed the movie as a family. Plus side, we now know of a cheap theater in the Portland area (sub $6 for

So The kids have been wanting to get out of the house a bit more and we don’t mind going for drives. We planned a weekend at the coast. First stop was the Oregon Coast Aquarium. I’m always surprised when I return because in my mind I always imagine it being much bigger and grander

Hey again, It is time for the standard photo of the baby in my jersey. I’ve gotten one with each of the kids with this jersey or with my Stoudamire jersey. Gotta keep it going, right?! The kids went to a local event/festival and got these coupons for a happy meal and from their reading

Hey there, Amazing that we are already in July. What a year its been so far. We started off this month by replacing our Washer and Dryer. The kids broke the washer and we had laundry piling up. We looked into the cost of getting the door replaced and it was more than replacing the

hey again, The other day we were driving and noticed this vehicle. The license plate says “KHAAAN” and they have a live long and prosper decal on their window. That is a pretty great plate. I pulled up next to them just to tell them it was cool. You know what is nice? Having a