On Thursday morning, we packed up the van and left our cute little lake house. We had been told about Sleeping Bear Dunes, and decided...

The weekly forecast did not look very dry (or hot), but we kept an eye on it, and we ended up with much more rain-free time than we...

When we were thinking about our vacation for this summer, we were looking to go somewhere we'd never been to before. While we love going...

We'd been hearing all week that a huge snowstorm was heading our way. But, as is typical in Ohio, you don't really get too concerned...

I feel like we should still be celebrating birthday 12 or 13, but those have come and gone, and I made the mistake of blinking . . . now...

Fifteen years ago, I was a brand new mom. A tiny little 5lb. 13oz. bundle of boy was in my arms, and even though I had no clue of...

I'm an Iowa girl, born and raised in the state known for it's corn fields (NOT potatoes, like lots of people think. That's I-d-a-h-o,...

Yesterday, Mark & Cole competed in the Warrior Dash. If you've never heard of it, it's a 5k race with lots of mud & obstacles mixed in. ...

Time just keeps flying by (surprise, surprise), and somehow our kids' birthdays keep rolling around faster than ever. Ian is the only...

Life can be a bit like a circus around here sometimes . . . I am so thankful that we get to have an amazing man as our ring leader,...

That was the title of the daily devotional that came in my email inbox this morning from Proverbs 31 Ministries. It wasn't until the...

At the end of October, Mom & Dad made another trip to spend a long weekend with us. We put Dad to work with building some shelving for...

In early September, we started hitting a few road bumps. The appraiser needed some specific info. on the house we were buying, and Laura...

The past several years have been quite the journey for us as a family. I've been wanting to take the time to share our story, and yet it...

We have had a wonderful summer . . . spending time with grandparents out in Iowa, a weekend in Hocking Hills with my entire family,...

More pics from our vacation to Niagara Falls, Ontario . . . On Saturday morning, we headed out to Marineland . . . although I had never...

We've been looking forward to this family vacation all summer long. Passports in hand, we headed out last Thursday morning soon after...

Last week, we surprised Daddy by celebrating Father's Day a few days early. The boys & I were planning on leaving for Iowa that weekend,...

Yesterday, we drove up to the Cuyahoga National Park, and went on the hunt for Brandywine Falls. We arrived just before lunch, so we ate...

After our Spring break turned into a big flop, we decided we would plan a family weekend getaway as soon as everyone was healthy and we...