Books I Read in 2015

Emma and Annabelle Updates

• Our Trip to Michigan 2017

  Back in June, Travis, Emma, Annabelle, and I vacationed in Holland, Michigan, with almost my whole family—my dad, 2 of 3 brothers, 2 of 3 sisters-in-law, and the 2 nephews on my side (to be joined by 2 nieces by the end of the year!). We were the first to arrive on Saturday. We flew […]

• Annabelle Lyn: 26 Months

  My last update on Annabelle was at 22 months. How has it been that long already? I had such good intentions of blogging about Annabelle at 2 years (24 months)! Annabelle was 26 months on May 27 (so I’m even horribly late with this post).Size Annabelle is still wearing 2T clothes and size 4 diapers, […]

• Life lately…

  This poor little blog has been dominated too long by other urgent matters. I have so much to write about! So here’s what we’ve been up to (and what I hope to elaborate on in coming weeks): I got a job! At the beginning of January, I started working at our church as the Children […]

• Thoughts on Grief: Miscarriage

  It was a surprise–both the pregnancy and the loss. We had decided to forego any additional biological children in order to focus on foster care. But then on Dec 4, I took a pregnancy test (my period was late) and it came back positive. At first, we were disappointed because the pregnancy upset our plans–foster […]

• Annabelle Lyn: 20-22 Months

  This little girl is growing up so fast, I can’t keep up on the updates! Annabelle was 20 months on November 27, 21 months on December 27, and 22 months tomorrow, on January 27.Size Annabelle is still wearing 2T clothes, size 5 shoes, and size 4 diapers.Eating Annabelle is still a picky eater, and still […]