Thankfully for me Christmas morning doesn’t start as early as it used to. Either the kids have all gotten older and like to sleep as much as I do or we have been moved to the later part of Santa’s route. Either way, I am just fine with a little later start to December 25th. No longer are there bikes to assemble or presents to snatch from hiding places. The kids somehow know what Santa is bringing them before the big day and the morning seems to be just a part of the proce

Christmas is now just right around the corner. Three of our 4 kids are home and Number 1 returns on Saturday. As I said in my previous blog, I am so looking forward to having all of us under one roof for over a week! This hasn’t happened since last Christmas because of Number 2’s travel schedule. When we are all home, we make sure we take time to get some new family photos taken. First because we love photos and second because we wont have this opportunity until next Chri

Last night, around 11:30pm, Number 3 came home after finishing his first semester at college. On Monday, Number 2 comes home after 4 months on the road with The Young Americans. That Friday, Kori comes home from working out of town and Saturday, Number 1 returns home from Texas. There are a lot of moving parts to this family but its worth it because we will all be together for the holidays. This will be the first time we have all been together since last December! It is re

Recently my wife was forced to move to a different state for a new job. We have a junior in high school and we decided it was better for him to finish up his high school career at the school he was thriving in rather than move him to a new school. This might not be the choice that all families would make but it was the decision that we decided on together. Needless to say this decision has changed our lives drastically as Kori lives out of state during the week and returns