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 On February 27th, our little man turned seven. The days are long but the years are short.  Our first family photo. Welcome to the world, James Michael! We are so proud of the person that he is now, and the … Read More

Chris’s parents, Richard and Cindy, were kind enough to host us all at Fort Wilderness for a fun family weekend of “camping” and hanging out. It was quite cold (especially by Florida standards) but we managed to have a great … Read More

2016 is off to a great start. January had some fun adventures and there are more on the horizon. The best adventures begin at home. This is our backyard. Reading can take you on all kinds of adventures! We were … Read More

Here are the rest of our 2015 highlights. It really was a great year for us and we are looking forward to an even better 2016! Moving back to Florida has enabled us to rekindle some great old friendships, and … Read More

Happy 2016! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and are enjoying the freshness of a new year. Since it seems as though I might never catch up on the blog, I have decided to do a roundup … Read More

For my birthday this year, Chris and my dear friend, Stacy, planned a surprise girls’ weekend in Chattanooga. It was awesome and I was truly surprised by the whole thing! Stacy and I enjoy a lot of the same activities, … Read More

When I was in junior high, my friend, Tanya, and I would go to the Bay Area Renaissance Festival every year and we loved it! Once we were back in Florida, I couldn’t wait to take Chris and James and … Read More

Now that it’s fall, let’s look back at some fun times from this past spring. We are not in Utah anymore. A fantastic present from GrandPoppa for the kid who loves to dig in the dirt! Working on his soccer … Read More

James loves Legos. So, naturally, he opted for a Lego-themed birthday party. He was thrilled to have a big birthday party this year with lots of friends and family, so thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our … Read More

Having started ski lessons in Utah, James was very concerned that we had moved to a place with no real winter to speak of. He wanted to be able to see snow and go skiing with his dad again, even … Read More

On his official 6th birthday, February 27, 2015, James got to pick almost everything about his special day. He started out his day getting his present from Mom and Dad– a new, fuzzy robe! He insists on wearing it with … Read More

There will be a few posts covering the annual celebration of James’ birth (it’s quite an event) and so this one will start things off. Chris’s parents were unfortunately going to be out of town for James’ birthday this year, … Read More

Growing up in Tampa, our family made an annual tradition of going to the Florida State Fair. I have such fond memories of so much time spent there with my parents, and then with friends in high school, and after … Read More

Gotta love a good pun! I’m wondering how many of those I can make work on posts in the future… Sewing projects continue to be my hobby of choice. I love giving them out as gifts and have not yet … Read More

When in Orlando… go to Disney!  As a family, we decided that we would forgo individual Christmas gifts to each other this year, and instead get annual passes to Disney World. Now that we are officially Florida residents, it’s a … Read More

I’m not sure how it happened, but I overlooked blogging about an awesome adventure we had last fall shortly after moving back. Shame on me!  We were lucky enough to go kayaking in Weeki Wachee Springs State Park with our … Read More