Christmas Card 2025

Sarah, Rachelle and kids came and joined us for our annual festivities.  We had dinner and tried the red, white and blue punch that was a big failure last year.  This year, after scouring tips from Pinterest, it worked!  Grace also made some delicious red, while and blue cake pops.  I wish I had a…

“What an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world!” –Charles Dickens “When Rick Steve said you can’t do all of Paris in just a few days, he’d obviously never traveled with Tara,” said Rusty after spending a few whirlwind days in Paris.  The EuroStar is amazing and…

We headed out on the ferry to Boston Harbor Islands for a little history, and a little beach time.  The ferry leaves near Christopher Columbus Park, and in about 45 minutes you are transported to Georges Island, home to a Civil War era fort that was built to protect Boston Harbor.  The kids loved the…

Nothing says tourist like the sight seeing buses in NYC.  BUT….my parents wanted to see and do as much as possible, and these buses are a great way to get around!  We went everywhere you can imagine, and it was actually really interesting to listen to the tour guides and learn fun and interesting facts…

13.1 miles.  Whew….glad that’s over.  The Georgetown 1/2 marathon was a BEAUTIFUL race up in the Colorado mountains.  The temperature was perfect, the sky was blue.  It was the perfect day for running.  I got to race with lots of my girlfriends from the Ragnar, including my lovely sister, Nat.  She drove home from Utah…

My children have NOT been acting very nice to each other lately, so we decided to have an FHE on why it was important to treat your siblings kindly.  The result…..