So, I am going to finally post some pictures from the third birthday party that happened on April 18th.  Jacob and Claire were SO excited fo...

Here's a conversation Jacob and Trisha Casper (one of our friends who babysat our kids) had hile we were out in Portland: Jacob (in a pa...

My sweet babies just turned 3 (yesterday)!  I cannot believe it.  Look how grown up they look! It was really not that long ago that they loo...

A couple of weeks ago Jared and I took a quick trip to Portland, OR without the kids (thanks again to all of you who watched them for us).  ...

I belong to a mother of twins club.  It is a great perk to being a mother of twins because twice a year (fall and spring) they have a big sa...

Ok, I am behind again...surprise surprise.  Anyhow, I FINALLY convinced my sister to come visit and in March she and her youngest, Toby, cam...

So, once again I am so so behind.  So I will do a quick post to share some pictures from the fun girls' weekend that I had with my mom-i...

For all who have already read the last two posts and worry that Claire may be scarred when she sees what was written about her as a toddler,...

Bedtime is always an adventure.  And I'm not just talking about overcoming the seemingly springloaded pillows that shoot our kids out of...

These two little kids fight a fair share...but they are also really really good buddies.  Even in the last couple of weeks they have gotten ...

So... for those of you out there that have driven past a white castle recently and when you read the sign about taking Valentine's Day r...

An innovative bunk bed idea....Jacob and Claire found a place for all of the little ones that they take care of to take a nap.

It snowed all day yesterday, until the night, when it started to ice, and then it snowed all morning today.  Yesterday morning I took kiddos...

Last night, around 3:30, we woke up to Claire screaming. It's something that occasionally happens, but this time it sounded different. D...

Today is our 5th anniversary and I just cannot believe how fast five years has gone and how much we have done and changed in five years.  I ...