I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Aug 11th, 2018
I’ve been hearing about the Skirball Center and their famous Noah’s Ark exhibit for the past seven years we’ve been out here, but Janelle finally motivated me to go this week! Thursdays are free, but you have to get in line to get timed entry tickets for the Noah’s Ark exhibit, and it is no […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Aug 2nd, 2018
So the real reason we spent the weekend in Colorado was celebrating the kids gaining a new aunt! One who sews, is into classical-Charlotte Mason-type education, loves board games, Little House, and Newsies, and walked down the aisle to the theme from Anne of Green Gables. To say we’re smitten is an understatement. The manor […]
We just spent a long weekend in Denver for Matthew and Nicole’s wedding! Amidst family activities, we did a little sightseeing, too…
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 21st, 2018
Anna had the great idea to have a bunch of us sign up for races in Missoula during the reunion. She, Bethany and Keith, Carver and I did the 5K, and the 7-11 year olds did the Kid’s 1.2 Mile. We all finished in respectable times! I hate running, but I actually had a lot […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 19th, 2018
We might like our games just a little. Popular choices this summer: Secret Hitler, Exploding Kittens, Dixit, Terraforming Mars, Polite Society, Family Business.
The Talcotts have a motor boat, kayaks, tubes, paddleboard, water skis, and a sailboat. We were just in and out of the water all week! The neighbors had the kids all come over and decorate trophies for a big race they’re having next week, so we even got arts and crafts.
Four families, eighteen kids, two cabins, one lake, countless book discussions, two races, one week of wonderful fellowship with some of the dearest people in the world!
Posted in Tommy on Jul 6th, 2018
Tommy went in for his annual check-up a couple weeks ago, and when I went to file his little stats sheet in his baby book, I realized that I haven’t written in it since he was seven. So I guess I’ll continue the trend of recording those details here, in the hopes that someday I’ll […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 4th, 2018
We started the day off as we always do, with a trip to the Reagan Library for their Independence Day festivities. There were some notable changes this year–the gentleman who always runs Patriotic Bingo was conspicuously absent, Betsy Ross has gotten so heavy that she doesn’t even stand up anymore to do her stars, and […]