I miss babies.

I miss babies. Aidan isn't a baby anymore; he's close to four years old now, more little boy than baby. He is so much fun, and he is so cute, but it just isn't the same.
I miss making silly faces and seeing that goofy baby-smile. I miss putting my hand on the small chest and feeling a tiny heartbeat. I miss the little hands banging tunelessly on the piano keys and watching the entire body wriggle and dance in sheer delight at the music.

Abigail turned 8!

March 16

Jumping Rope

When we had a few families over that are good friends of ours, and all the parents heard that the boys were "jumping rope" in the basement, this was not what they were expecting...

A Very, VERY Belated Happy Birthday

It took me three months to realize that Amy did not have a birthday post, and I am sorry. So here is a short one.

Our wonderful AMY ELIZABETH turned nineteen (!) on January 23 this year. We celebrated her birthday with some families from church. The party was lovely, even though many of the guests went home with minor injuries (there was some sparring in the basement: watch for those videos later) .

Amy, you have been an incredible example to all of us younger ones. You are a wonderful sister, and I love you so much. God bless you, Amy!

Gift Baskets..

Last Friday and Saturday our church put on an "Economics Conference." About 170 families (800 people) came from about 25 states and as far as England and Canada to be encouraged and see things from a Biblical point of view.

Our family was commisioned to put together some gift baskets for the speakers. I think we made 10 small and 2 large. It was a nice project to have. I think they turned out pretty well!
This is a small:

A Very Overdue and Very Merry Christmas Post

I know, I know, it's been forever(ish) since I last posted on here.
And now that I finally do post, it's a late post, to boot!

But it's better late than never, right?

Anyway, we had a wonderful time celebrating Christ's birth.

I can't believe Christmas was 2 whole months ago! At that point, we were mostly unpacked and were able to decorate our house. We were so happy about that. The tree got moved around a few times until we figured out the perfect spot for it in our living room. Sadly, it wasn't until after Christmas that it was placed there.

We spent our Christmas Eve in our favorite, usual way; with our grandparents at their home.

These are a few pictures I took near their house on our way over, from inside our moving car.

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

Abigail, Anna, A.T (I should just refer to him as @ to save time) and I hardboiled some eggs and drew faces on them with Sharpie markers. They turned out pretty funny.