Adventures

Happiness Journal

This morning I asked Alice if she wanted to go on an adventure and she promptly responded, “go see mice!” This morning we stood for a long time and watched as the mice went round and round, cuddled with their friends and tried to break out of their cage. It was a grand adventure andContinue reading “Happiness Journal”

How many more sleeps?

This post was originally posted in March of 2014 and reposted today because I miss my travel partners. ❤ “How many more sleeps till Nana’s house?” The question asked hundreds of times in past 7 years. Anna would always be so excited about our pending trips back to Ohio. She loved visiting Nana and Papa,Continue reading “How many more sleeps?”

Max Train Adventure

It was the first day of summer break and we wanted to go on an adventure. Tom was working but the girls insisted that we needed to include him. “How about we head downtown on the Max and meet him for lunch?” You would have thought I suggested we take the next flight to Disneyland…theyContinue reading “Max Train Adventure”

Love Rocks and Tea Cups

I was standing in line waiting. The little boy behind me was so excited and talking non-stop about what ride he was going on next. His mom was asking him questions and prompting him to remember that he was not the only one in his group. “Maybe we should ask your sister what she wants toContinue reading “Love Rocks and Tea Cups”

Happiness Journal

We took this picture to mail to Valerie and Emmanuel in Africa, the children we have been sponsoring since Anna was a baby. We had a plan that one day Anna, Abigail and I would visit them in Rwanda. We loved talking about it while writing letters and putting together packages to send them. We had lotsContinue reading “Happiness Journal”

Snapshot

I have taken thousands of pictures in the past 7 years but one of my all time favorites was taken this past summer on our family vacation to Orcas Island. We were sitting around the campfire and the girls started laughing about an inside joke we have. They couldn’t stop, and the more they laughed theContinue reading “Snapshot”