we pictrue {this}:: love stories

October’s theme is love stories.  I have some favorites of our kids that tell such a great story of bonding and love and acceptance and little rivalry to speak of.  But I also wanted to debut some that you all haven’t seen… Weddings are obvious love stories. I picked one of the father and the […]

Hat Trick

Since it’s too rainy and cold to actually go to soccer today, I thought we could live vicariously through last week.  It was even rainy and cold. But it was worth it to see this… Then he went on to do it 2 more times…hat trick!

Foto Friday

Sunday we had the opportunity to hang out with some friends from church (including another adoptive family) at an authentic Ethiopian Restaurant.  The kids weren’t thrilled at the food selection but it was fun to eat with our hands.   We even had the privilege of witnessing a traditional coffee roasting ceremony.

Feels like fall

It seems we’re nearing the end of our days to frolic freely in the out of doors. We’re trying to savor every last second.

Foto Friday

We took our annual trip to the Big E last weekend. We got up close and personal with lots of farm animals.  Some real.  Some not. We rode lots of rides in the rain.  Well, the kids did. And we bought the coolest sounding wind chimes.  Ever.   For the best price.  Ever. And then we […]

Foto Friday

This week   was Spirit Week   at school                     And, by the way…       GO RAVENS!

Foto Friday

The garden season is slowly coming to a close. All of the Asian Pears are harvested. The apples (evident by a recent taste test) are almost ready. We only got Gala this year thanks to a local dear. We planted a chop suey variety of baby greens recently too. They’ve been yummy with a little […]

Foto Friday, Big Announcement, Input Needed, Etc.

Last weekend, in an attempt to make the most out of summer before school started, we…  …fed a giraffe…  …played ‘Monkey See, Monkey Do’ with a chimp… (The kids were sticking out their tongues and the chimp was imitating. So fun!)  …witnessed an awesome rainbow… …took in some college soccer (in the rain)…  …and caught […]