All the boys take swimming lessons at the YMCA on Mon. and Wed. while Elli and I enjoy our time together reading books or playing. But, today we came to watch the boys swim and try out my new digital camera. Here I am trying to get Elli to smile for Daddy. It…

Our first snow of the year came unexpectedly. Everything was still green, trees were still covered in leaves and we were still living in our motor home. It was quite an experience ~ especially for Elli, who was too young to remember her very "first"…

Nathan, our dear son pictured here buried in leaves, is turning 10! Nathan is spirited, spunky and fun to be around! Since we feel that a birth is symbolic of the growth of our family, the celebration of that birth is focused on the whole family. So, we all …

A few shots from our summer. . .

I just really can't resist a little more cute seriousness. The origin of the word remains to be known, but serious is, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary, "expressing earnest purpose or thought . . ." And from Dictionary.com, serious …

Since the day she was born, my daughter has been serious. If she smiles, it is genuine. Real. She is so precious. I wonder where she gets her seriousness from. . . me, of course. Here she is in all her seriousness.