Author Archives: Kimberly

A Big Bed

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Kimberly

Simon has reached another milestone this week. He has been growing and growing, and has outgrown the toddler bed. The poor little guy has been complaining about his feet touching the wood. We took some time this past weekend to … Continue reading →

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Cousin Time

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Kimberly

There are few things better than some good old fashioned cousin time. The boys have had the privilege of seeing their cousins most of the days the last week and a half or so. Today we had a water balloon … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: Crater Lake Edition

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Kimberly

Our final leg of the vacation had finally arrived. None of us wanted it to end, but to be honest I was exhausted and kind of felt like I needed a vacation to recover from the vacation. (First world problems). … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: The Caves Edition

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Kimberly

On Day 10 of our vacation we woke up early and packed up to head toward Cave Junction, OR. We were headed to the Oregon Caves. It was one of our longer drive days, and we decided to stop for … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: The Redwoods Edition

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Kimberly

Day Six: Jedidiah Smith State Park On day six we woke up in Gold Beach and climbed in the car for a shorter drive into California to set our eyes on the Redwoods. We arrived at Jedidiah Smith State Park … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: Boat Ride Edition

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Kimberly

Day Four: Lincoln City to Gold Beach The family vacation saga continued on day four as we left Lincoln City and headed south. I was particularly excited for this day because I had never been south of Florence on Highway … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: Barf and Beach Edition

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Kimberly

Every time my family gets together for a vacation we have an amazing time, but something unfortunate always seems to happen. For example, in 2014 when we all got together in Oahu, my brother got appendicitis and had to be … Continue reading →

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The Last Day

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Kimberly

And just like that…. he’ll never spend another day in kindergarten. It sounds so dramatic, and I know he is still so young, but days like today make me feel like he is growing up so fast. I feel like … Continue reading →

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A Happy Fathers Day

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Kimberly

Nathan is one of the best dads I know.  Our boys are super lucky to claim him as theirs. Today we started out by showering Nathan with gifts. I had let each of the boys pick out a shirt for … Continue reading →

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Bowling

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Kimberly

Elias and Simon have save, spend, and give jars as part of their education about money. They get a small “allowance” each week in which they are required to put one quarter in each of the jars, and the final … Continue reading →

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