Tres REAL Birthday
Tres woke up at the crack of dawn on his birthday requesting to unwrap his gift. He asked for an Playstation 3. He already knew what he was getting and had already started buying […]
Stepping Towards Greater Independence
Our neighbors threw a neighborhood Christmas party. We are still getting to know everyone so it was the perfect time to hang out with the whole block in one spot. […]
Christmas Dinner
The hubster made the traditional dinner of ham, homemade macaroni and mashed potatoes. I made the greens and desserts. Tori’s roommates came over to have Christmas dinner with us.
Christmas Morning
Oh how I LOVE Christmas mornings! I love listening to my kids whisper outside my door to figure out which one will be designated to wake mom and dad up […]
Christmas Eve
After Christmas Eve service we went to Buca De Beppo. We LOVE this restaurant. It is one of the rare places we can go to eat and 1. have left […]
The Children’s Home
Natalie and Jordan accompanied me to a volunteer event at The Children’s Home that was sponsored by my job. There was a large amount of volunteers so they got off pretty […]
Feeling Special
I left my birthday morning to run some errands and when I came back The Tribe greeted me at the door with a “Surprise!” and birthday decorations splashed around the […]
Making Soap
For Christmas this year we decided to do home-made gifts. I can’t sew or knit. I had to find an activity that Natalie and Kobe could help with. We ended […]
The BIG 18!
Tres has had some great birthday parties. This year’s 18th Birthday Bash topped them all. He invited his friends from Best Buddies, the Challengers, and the Hunt family. Dance competitions on […]
To Have a Voice and FINALLY be heard!
Amazing, God driven events have been unfolding in Tres education. As I referred to here we have had some recent frustrations with a charter school we tried to get Tres enrolled in. Good friends of ours were recently at a restaurant were they over heard a reporter discussing research that his company was doing on Charter Schools in Florida. Our friends shared in the struggles their […]
Magic Tree House Bowl
The media teacher at Nat’s school is always finding the greatest ways to get kids excited about reading. This past week Nat participated in the Magic Tree House Bowl. The 3rd graders […]
Dinner with Friends
I am still working from home so I don’t get many opportunities to see the other nurses I work with. Sunday a few of us met for dinner and catch […]
Easiest Fondue Ever!
12 oz bag of Chocolate Chips. (we used ghiradelli)8 oz. whipping creamdash of salt Warm whipping cream and salt till it just starts to bubble. Slowly add the chips. Once […]
Deck the Halls!
Saturday we dug out the Christmas decorations and decorated our little fern that sits outside the door as well as the Christmas Tree. Normally we have the tree up the weekend after […]
Best Buddies Dance
Could not decide on just one picture….he is so handsome! This handsome young man went to the Best Buddies Dance this past weekend. There were way more girls than boys […]
Black Friday
Maurice and I used to enjoy getting up at 4 am to go shopping on black friday. The past few years have not been so great. If you are not […]
A Tribe Called Whitlock 