We went to see it today, and Killy said it was way too scary and he hated it!  He laughed at several parts of it, but there were some parts that were pretty intense and apparently that’s all he can remember about it now.  Oh, well… David and Ellie and I all liked it.  (Ellie [...]

The kids wanted to get Lily and Trixie together to play, so we did today.  I think the dogs had a lovely time together!  Seeing them side-by-side I could finally really see the beagle in Lily.  She is going to be a whole lot bigger than Trixie – Trixie is only 17 lbs (full-grown), and [...]

I can’t decide which of these pictures I like better… I used the Pioneer Woman’s Photoshop Actions to achieve these different looks.

Everywhere we go, Ellie gets mad compliments on her hair.  Little old ladies in particular go nuts over it!  Yesterday she charmed the pants off of a pair of elderly ladies in line at [...]

A couple days ago, Killy found a dandelion and picked it and handed it up to me…

I immediately remembered taking a picture of him giving me a dandelion two years ago.  Can you believe how much he’s grown, yet how much he hasn’t changed?!

Its amazing how much has happened in the last two years… We’ve [...]

I swear, my kids are the cutest kids in the world.  And, my puppy is the cutest puppy in the world.  When you put them together it becomes nearly overwhelming!

It was a beautiful afternoon – 60 degrees and sunny, perfect for hiking!  The kids and Lily and I hiked the shortest portion of the Rocky Knob trail, it took us about an hour.  This was the first time we’ve taken Lily hiking with us, and she loved it.  She does not love riding in [...]

This was a very late baby quilt, sent to Baby George in Kansas:

I designed this pattern myself, and I really love it.  I love the diagonal swatches of fabric that are random widths and (purposely!) not all at the exact same angle, but the quilting is a very rigid grid.  I think I’ll be making [...]