Ray and Willa are a full year older now, but not feeling much taller (according to Ray)!!! Their birthdays hit right at the tail end of our first COVID experience so it didn’t quite look as we expected, but we had a wonderful weekend. It started last Friday as Willa turned 7. The team drove […]
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit) I have waited eight years for the moment we would crack open this book with our kids, and this week it finally happened. Falling into this story as a family is akin to […]
Hepi Krismas from PNG!!! We are delighting in the traditions and rhythms of our life here played out during all of December. I’m going to keep my words brief and simply let the pictures speak for themselves so that I can go soak in the twinkly tree with the girls for our evening listen of […]
Last Saturday Willa proudly played five songs she chose to share from her first year and a half of dedicated pianoing. Even when she’s frustrated and has hit a wall with a particular piece, she often walks away from her practice having said a few loving words to the instrument. This is a bit new […]
Just because we’re on this side of the ocean again does not mean the Sorry games end!! We play almost daily and even occasionally have a “ghost” player. During this particular game, Willa played the green for Popling with the promise that we would let him know the outcome. He did not win, but it […]
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