Friday night, we were bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. So I said to the kids: "Hey, why don't we camp out in the backyard tonight?"...

I really couldn't tell from where I was sitting. My sister, Sharon, and I went to see Michael Bublé in concert last Wednesday at the In...

Our 3-year-old Bea enjoyed showing her 73-year-old Grandma Nette how to use the iPad this weekend. Her favorite preschool app is called ...

For Father's Day this year, I combined two of Eric's loves - fudge & anything made by Apple. I know it's corny, but he thoug...

Summer's here. Eat it up!

We've had a lot of rain lately. And yesterday evening, we had more. So I gave Bea her umbrella and told her to go play, then I grabbed t...

As long as I can remember, this Hackberry tree in Eric's parents' backyard has provided both shade & swing. In fact, Eric rememb...

Eric's retro-inspired, walnut cabinet TV stand is now done and looks beautiful in the downstairs playroom. (Glad to finally get that TV ...

Ava Lofgreen is only 2, but she likes to party. OK. So maybe it's her mom that likes to party. But whatever the case, I've had the p...

This weekend, I introduced Gus and Bea to a classic, little pond & playground area I grew up with in Colby called Villa High. The horse ...

Today was Gus' first day of summer break. So he and Eric decided to go fishing. He caught his first catfish, and stood proudly for photo...