Raisin' 4

God is a Giver, even in the seemingly unimportant details of life. One of the fun things about having just one more baby is finding out wha...

We can't rewind our summer without including one of the boys' favorite gigs - the local 4-H Fair! This certainly has become a famil...

I know it's officially Fall, but we're still Rewinding Our Summer around here (you thought I forgot, didn't you?)! There were ...

My brother Aaron got married this past weekend in Cincinnati - the final one of the five of us - bringing the number of stockings hanging fr...

I am one thorough mom when it comes to homework. One of my favorite times of the day is when the boys get home from school and we get to re...

What do you do when you have to go to the bathroom right in the middle of reading a book to your brothers? You finish the book, by golly. ...

So yesterday was my day off -- and I'm hard at work at home: I'm holding Tess on the couch, watching Trey bowl on the Wii, and tryi...

Ok , since you all have been waiting, we're back to Rewinding our Summer ! It's intense, I know. Who knows what you were expecting n...

Since Tess has joined our family, I purposely haven't planned to accomplish much most days outside of the regular kid-routine. Tyler wo...

Rewinding back to May, our first event of the summer was T-ball for Jack and Trey. So why is there not a "T" in this pictur...

The Summer Rewind Series (SRS for short!) Just to keep things interesting around here (we always follow through on our promises!), we thou...

That's what Trey calls her! Our friend Tonya in Africa has been waiting patiently for a picture of Tess with her eyes open, so here it...

No . . . I didn't give her the title below!!!!!!!!!! -Tyler

Guess who started wearing big boy undies this week?! Oh yeah babe (in Chase's words). I wondered if maybe it was a bit early, and fr...

If it wasn't for this sweet ride, I wouldn't get a shower most days. Thanks, Cory and Steph , for letting us borrow your baby swing...

Jack at age 3 (with control issues, a huge vocabulary and a big heart!) Jackie in our backyard this summer (I swore I would never call hi...

Today is Tyler's birthday and his day off work, so I had great plans all mapped out in my head on how I would create a nice, relaxing ...

When I was growing up, my brothers and sisters and I quoted this silly saying all the time. Maybe you've heard it, but then again, we m...

Many thanks to our friends who shared some nice meals with us for the first few weeks after Tess was born. These meals included some sweet ...

Jack Tyler has waited for 1st Grade his whole life it seems. Finally, lunch at Battle Ground Elementary, here we come! This kid can't g...

School's back in session today. Jack can't wait to try school lunch. Trey just wants to ride the bus!

Tess Elena

Had to share these great shots of the boys in the backyard. Thanks Emily!