Christmas Card 2025

This is one of our quirky little NYC routines that I want to remember.  We have exactly 3 doors to get through until we are inside of our apartment.  Each door has about a 10 digit code.  The kids love to enter the code on the keypad, and we need to make sure everyone gets…

Rusty’s Grandma passed away on March 8th.  We had the wonderful opportunity of flying to Utah to attend her funeral. It was such a memorable occasion, and it was so nice to reconnect with family that we hadn’t seen in a long time.  The weekend started with a family get-together at Jolene’s Condo at Thanksgiving…

One thing I really love about Boston is all the access to green space.  There are gorgeous splashes of green amid all the high rises.  The Emerald Necklace, The Fens, and the Esplanade.  Today, armed with our scooters, we set off to explore the Esplanade.  But first up, Flour Bakery to try their famous sticky…

Ok–so here they are–our beautiful kids with their favorite Jolly Man. I have to quote Shaylah here and say ‘This will not be the last time we torture our kids to take their cute picture!”So, vote for your favorite Santa pic. Parents, please don’t stack the votes in favor of your child. Instead, send our…

Blake and I were headed to soccer the other day, and having a conversation about getting a dog.  It went something like this.  Blake: “Mom, when are we getting a dog?” (an oft asked question) Me: “Blake, when you have your own house, you can have as many pets as you want.  But right now…