Family Life Blog

Olivia Update

Her stay at UC Davis was short, and she's on the mend.

Parasites? Oh, My!

What we thought might be TB in Olivia is turning out to be even more interesting.

Naomi’s Emergency Surgery

A day-long tummy ache turned into a late-night appendectomy.

A Hairy Affair

As soon as we met our kids in Ethiopia, I knew I was in over my head in the hair-care department.

Is It Summer Yet?

We adults loved the long, cool spring. The kids hated the long wait for swimming season!

Tales from the Tooth Fairy

The tooth fairy has been busy at our house, raiding the change bucket and flitting from bed to bed in the middle of the night.

New Quilts

I just had to show off these beautiful quilts.

Morning Surprise

We woke up to two new guinea pigs this morning!

Building Bedzilla, Twice

We redo the rooms, and marvel at the beauty (and enormity) of the new triple bunk beds.

Our Bed & Breakfast Getaway

We got some R&R at a B&B, just before everything gets crazy.

Our Ethiopian Meal Experiment

We went all-out and tried our hand at an authentic Ethiopian meal.

“Jillian-isms”

I don't know if it's her age or her personality, but this child says a lot of funny things.

A Day at the Fair

We were off to the fair today to see the sights, smell the yummy smells, and find out if we won any ribbons! Our annual trek to the fair happened to fall on an unusually cool day.

Happy Anniversary to Us

After 16 years, you lower the bar a little

When the tree gives you lemons…

Our tree gave us a bumper crop of lemons this year.

Emily’s Piano Recital—Short and Sweet

She plays well and brings home two trophies

Jillian’s Home (and she brought a friend with her)

It was just a typical gastro-intestinal virus that knocked her out, but a little TLC went a long way.

Jillian’s Hospital Visit

What Emily whips in 24 hours sends Jilly-bean to the hospital.

Crash!

In the blink of an eye, fenders are changed forever.

Life and Taxes

TEA Party in Northern California!

Happy Easter and One Month Down

This first month went by really fast--I hope they all do!

Home Life

What we're up to, in a nutshell.

A Great Day

This has been an amazing day.

Can I buy a space bar?

This has nothing to do with the adoption, just one of life's annoyances...