10 Days Is Too Short!

We recently had our sister, Tera, and her two precious girls (Sadie and Ruby) with us for 10 days ~ which we have concluded is NOT long enough!  We crammed in almost every possible activity, making the most of every moment together and had an absolute blast together.  Lets get on with the pictures and

Off To Preschool!

Oh my goodness, is it here already?  What a bittersweet time for a mom… excited to have my big girl getting to experience something new (something she’s been looking forward to for soooo long) and yet so aware of the fact that once school begins her life will pass before me even fast than it

Happy Birthday Elliana Grace!

By Niki: Our precious little one is THREE today!  I cannot believe how quickly these first three years of her life have flown by!  How did we get from this… To this… I invite you to take a trip down memory lane with me 🙂 That’s Elli’s first year!     Now it’s time for exploring,

Home Improvement

By: Niki Did anyone just get a kick out of that show Home Improvement? 🙂  I would probably like it even more now that I’m an adult in the midst of raising kids, building a marriage, and trying to remodel a home!  I know one thing, I’m EXTREMELY thankful that my husband is no Tim

A Magical Night

A couple of weeks ago we got to take the girls to their first carnival!  Our little town of St. Joe hosts the Venetian Festival every year and it supposedly brings in about 200,000 visitors every year (that’s what I read online anyways)… and everything on the internet is true, right? We chose not to

Conquering Fears

Well, now that I have you captivated let me warn you that this post is probably NOT what you were expecting 🙂 I’ll be straight with you ~ this post is about 1) me learning to sew 2) Elli going poop in the potty and 3) Nya learning to wipe herself … all of which

Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer!

Summer is off to a great start here in Michigan! The locals have commented that temps have been cooler than average, but we’re certainly not complaining!These past couple weeks Ty has been focused primarily on completing his first class with Moody Bible Institute ~ The Church and it’s Doctrines. He is enjoying it immensely and

Our Final Weeks in Alaska

Hello Blogging Friends! Yes, we know it’s been FAR TOO LONG in between posts! But, with a couple hours to spare I’ve sat down to try and recap the most recent move from Alaska to Michigan. We sold our house to a lovely couple who had wanted the house since August but needed to 1)