I’m typically not given to attending festivals or anything that resembles a fair for that matter. It just doesn’t do it for me. But I was convinced to attend the Apple Festival in Niles, MI last week and I must say it was worth it just to see the kids eyes light up at the …

Believe it or not my little boy is 2 years old today. I absolutely cannot believe it, where did those 2 years ago. It is hard to believe that he is not a baby anymore, he is now a toddler.I have been telling myself that I am going to write a letter to each of …

There’s just something different about lawncare in the late fall. The air is crisp, the leaves are starting to show up on the lawn and the rainy days make the grass grow faster and greener than in the hot months. As you make each pass, the leaves get mulched, the green gets greener and it …

Rachel as taken up high fashion and definitely has it nailed in this pose. Notice how the pink in the bathing suit matches the pink in the boots? It’s called accessorizing and it’s all the rage in London right now. I was in the middle of mowing the lawn when she walked out and couldn’t …

So this weekend I had the opportunity to spend some serious time with my kids. Tammy was away with the “girls” in Chi-town (I hear what happens in the Windy City stays in the Windy City…) So I did what any good father would do and filled the weekend up with stuff to do. Saturday …

Cheyenne and Rachel decided to sit on the park swing and discuss the finer points of metaphysics and the impact it has on global warming and other environmental issues. Tanner and Allison decided to dig for the skeletal remains of Trilobites from the Paleozoic period to take to their paleontology class next week. Tammy and …

I’ve been slow in getting this news out and I’m not sure why. Sure I’ve been busy. Sure it’s been a time of transition. But come on – this is great news! So I finally got around to posting about it on the family blog. Last week I left the world of mental health after …

Finally did some simple video editing on clips from the waterpark. Here is Tyler going down a slide and the girls getting to surf with one of the waterpark staff members. They loved it even though it looked pretty intense. Warning…if you’re using dial-up you might be in for a long wait…

Out the door we go, ready for the bus. Waiting in the rain for the bus. On the bus and off to school. We all survived her first day on the bus. I knew she would be fine, but it was still really hard to put my little girl on the bus, and boy was …

Today was Allison’s first day of Kindergarten and I cannot believe it. I still cannot believe she is old enough to go to Kindergarten, where has the time gone? What happened to my little 5 pound 6 ounce girl? It just does not seem possible to me that she is now going to school. We …