Black Friday Walkabout
[Guest written by Paul] Traditions, it is said, annoy the younger generation. So it is with the traditions that I have started. One of these is to go for a…
Sweet 16
On Thanksgiving Day of 2022, our Natalie entered her 16th year! In honor of this very important observance, I wish to offer a Birthday Acronym: Natalie is: N - Naturally…
Thanksgiving 2022
What a year it has been. With more bouts of sickness and hospital stays than I would prefer, including the last 2 months of almost non-stop flu in our house,…
Halloween 2022
Better late than never? I'm not QUITE a month overdue so we'll call that a win. Halloween this year involved just 5 of my hooligans dressing up and going around…
Birthday of the Month – September Edition
I'm a little late in blogging about September's birthday, but I definitely want to shout out to our newest 15 year old, Xavier! I have been under the weather for…
Labor Day 2022
Labor Day weekend was, for me and the kids, an epic ranch trip. We did so many things, and, more importantly, so many great things happened. The universe would, I…
Grandma’s Flowers
A few days ago it was national dog day, and Paul coincidentally had just snapped three pics of Natalie snuggling Gwin-gwin. Very sweet pics! Natalie and Ruben were at Grandma's…
BACK TO SCHOOL 2022!
The long awaited day has arrived! Back to school day, 2022. There was much squirrely-ness amongst the troops this morning as they got dressed up in their uniforms, right down…
End of Summer Ranch Getaway
With only a few days left before the new school year begins, Paul decided to zip up to the ranch with three of the younger kids to have some fun…
14+6
Another year, another double-birthday-party for Jordan and Ruben! We all enjoyed celebrating Jordan's 14th birthday today, along with Ruben's 6th birthday. It was a simple affair with chili-dogs, chips, fresh…