the time henry hiked a mountain

If you’re a long time LL reader, you’ve surely seen this hike before.  Siler Bald.  It’s my very favorite.  Only 20 minutes away, an intermediate climb and the view at the top is seriously one of the best I’ve ever seen (and that counts Colorado hikes too so you know it’s good).  My family and …

on teaching the JOY of giving

One of the things that Travis and I want to teach our children is how to GIVE with a merry heart.  If we’re not on top of it, the sentiment at Christmas time can quickly turn into, “What am I getting??” and while we want our kids to have fun celebrating Jesus’ birthday by receiving …

christmas 2013 (photo dump) – part I

This Christmas (like most every other Christmas) ROCKED!!  I think that Henry is at just the perfect age for giving and receiving presents – the boy has done nothing but scream with joy for the past few days (he even thought the wrapping paper on some of the presents warranted a, “Isn’t this just THE …