Pete is an All-State Musician! He will be playing timpani in the Junior All-State Band. It was so exciting to receive the email yesterday ...

Wow, time flies. I didn't intend to be away from the blog for so long. We have been super busy, but it's been the fun kind of busy...

My niece asked if I could make something for her daughter Lily's favorite stuffed animal, Tickles. Lately, Lily insists that Tickles ne...

A Day to Honor and Remember. Remembering my father, Honoring my father-in-law. Julia was honored to play Taps this morning for the Vietnam v...

Meet Daisy. Daisy was born on August 16, 2009. Her birth parents are Josh & Julia. The day after she was born, Daisy went on an amazing ...

Pete and I have been down and out with swine flu (H1N1) all week. Luckily, we didn't have any of the intestinal symptoms. It was all i...

Today is my mother's birthday. Isn't she the cutest octogenarian? Julia and Pete spent a few minutes at the chalk fair at school to...