3 Score . . . and 4 Scored.

Last night Michael, Michelle, Linda and I surprised mom by showing up in Chicago where she and dad had gone for her 60th birthday (I mean her 30th birthday).  Linda and I picked up Michael and Michelle at O’hare last night and then went to our hotel right down off of Michigan avenue, downtown Chicago. …

We’ll Miss Her

Linda has been watching Alli for nearly the last 2 years.  She has become part of our family and we are going to miss her dearly.  Yes, she is our next door neighbor, and they are not moving, and her mom is now staying at home, and in the summer she’ll probably be outside with…

Thanks alot Dad!

My mom was so gracious as to send me a calendar.  The calendar is “The New Yorker: Dads 2010.”  I will have to share some of the other pics later.  I’m pretty sure that she bought it primarily for this picture though.  It really wasn’t funny because of how true it is.

Friday Night Activity

Last week Spencer wanted me to take a stick he had found outside and make a gun for him.  It would have been a bit of a challenge due to the fact that – well – it was a stick.  I promised him that the next weekend we could make some guns.  At that point…

Valentine Boxes

Based on the supply and inspiration of one of the ladies in our church, each of the kids put together a valentine box.  Spencer follows in the footsteps of his father as he puts minimal decoration on his box.  The others put a bit more into their decorations.  Linda and I had a box as…