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On Loren & Dillan’s last night here the whole family including the guests worked together to build a crab chowder. Even little Violet tried to help. Get the recipe here. PS- We won’t mention that the guests flew 3000 miles to get skunked by the ocean.
All of our guests are special, but it is extra special to get out of state visitors. Last week we had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful photographer, Gina, of Gina Maxine Photography who captured Hazel at 11 days old on a Windy Ridge tree stump. This week Levi’s brother Loren and his son Dillan are staying with us. They […]
The last 2 weeks have been crazy. I have been so preoccupied with sickness & babies that the household has become a “free for all”. Kids running wild, drinking soda and eating chicken nuggets for breakfast, lunch and supper. So when I heard a 5 year old voice asking if the 5 brothers could give each […]
Taking it easy with my baby girl. I have no choice really. In the last week I have had 3 different infections and superficial thrombosis, blood clots in the small veins rendering my right arm useless. Not dangerous like deep vein thrombosis, but painful. This was likely caused from a blood draw at the hospital. I […]
My 4th child is 12 today. 12 years ago I was 25 and we had just finished remodeling our 480 square foot house into a whopping 2000 square feet. I felt like a queen. I was rushing to get the house in order before he was born. The house was in order, no labor. 1 week overdue, […]
Outside the wind is howling and the rain is blowing sideways, but that is fine with me. Inside the fire is crackling. A 6 day old baby is a good excuse to stay in bed until late morning, spending the rest of the day sipping black coffee and listening to the kids play. A rare […]