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HAPPY SUMMER! July truly felt like summer – we set up the pool in the backyard, spent time at the Lake, traveled to ride roller coasters, and soaked up every single free second of time because school was smiling and waving at us from the end of the road. We enjoyed multiple church events, lots...

It’s funny, every month I create these videos and every month, certain themes tend to rise to the surface.We’ve had LOTS of LEGO themed months, Star Wars months, swimming months – but June 2026 is firmly DERRICK’S month. Last month, Derrick celebrated his 40th birthday and somehow, I pulled off planning and orchestrating a big...

Wait until you see the nearly 7 foot long dragon Braelynn crocheted in the month of May – what a HUGE project and it turned out ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! When I think back to the month of May, two things dominate the month: Mother’s Day (yay!) and hosting extended family. We celebrated Mother’s Day in our...

So, we celebrated Easter at home a week early (on Palm Sunday) since we were traveling over Easter weekend. That means that our home-Easter ended up at the end of my March video – and our traveling-Easter ended up at the beginning of my April video! Needless to say: we sighed a huge sigh of...

There’s nothing like watching video clips back from a particular month and realizing just how STRONGLY certain themes run. And in the month of March, it’s OBVIOUS that our family was running very strongly on two recurring themes: Legos and Star Wars. (We’ve been riding the Lego-theme for quite a while – and good news,...