Carson has avoided learning to ride a bike without training wheels for far too long. So today, the day after New Year’s Day we went to the park and decided we would make him learn. As I suspected, he took to it just fine and probably could’ve a long time ago, but just decided he … [Read more…]
So that is it, the famous tumbleweed Christmas tree. This is it’s 55th year lighting Chandler’s downtown, but our first as a family to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season by being there in person when it was lit. Being long time residents of Chandler, I thought it was about time that we participated … [Read more…]
This was our first year ever to host Thanksgiving dinner and what a great event it was! I really enjoyed having our family in our home and enjoying our new yard. One of the highlights for me was watching the kids run and play on the swingset installed the day before by Marc and our good … [Read more…]
Several weekends ago on an overnight with their Grandma, the kids went to a garage sale of one of Grandma’s friends and found many wonderful treasures. One of which was a puppy shaped cake pan. The girls baked and decorated this lovely cake with little help. Good job girls!
My baby brother Daniel turned 30 on November 17th. He was very excited for his birthday (as he is every year) and began planning his “surprise” party a couple months in advance (as he does every year). Without fail, Daniel plans the location, time, menu, food assignments, and gifts and gives every family member a … [Read more…]