Our little boy is 6 years old today!  He is a spunky, bright, active, Star Wars obsessing, site word reading, and bird of prey loving little guy, who likes to ski fast, play hard, and wear many costumes.  My mom likes to compare Carver’s birth to the second coming of Christ, since everyone in our… Continue reading Wishing Our First IVF Miracle Baby a Happy 6th Birthday!

Happy New Year’s Eve!  We high five 2015 and conclude  we’ve given this past year our best effort– we are proud of the people we love and look forward to the challenge and adventure that live just around the corner in 2016.  We love the high five for a lot of reasons.  Little guys learn… Continue reading High Fives, Thumbs Up, and Middle Fingers…

These are two keywords that don’t actually make a very smooth sounding title when used together, but I’m going to go with it anyway.   I do not believe in the Elf on the Shelf, but I do believe in gay marriage.  Let’s talk Elf on Shelf first as Christmas is just two more sleeps away.… Continue reading Elf on the Shelf and Gay Marriage

Look how cute my date is in his white button up, stylish dress pants, skinny tie (from the Kevin Bacon Footloose era), slight product in his hair. I was one lucky girl, despite the fact that I didn’t even really like pink.  I loved my hair in this picture with the matching, giant pink bow… Continue reading Throw Back Thursday: My Eighth Grade Semi Formal Date, Matthew and Me (1988)

Today is a day to celebrate our differences and unique abilities, officially known as the International Day for Persons with Disabilities.  I often crack up when our son, Carver, innocently asks, “So what’s Dad’s disability again?” He’s looking for the term “spinal cord injury” or “paraplegic” specifically, when the obvious response is simply that his… Continue reading In Honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities