Saturday morning OFFICIALLY kicked off birthday party season with Sam and Ellie and sixteen of their closest friends. The little bugs and butterflies who flew and crawled down…
Continue ReadingSuch a happy picture after such a busy week. Here’s Ellie eating the crazy concoction snack that I imagined a couple years ago. She’s happy, no doubt, because…
Continue ReadingPraise the Lord for Gigis and Papas and Grandmas and Papas! Praise the Lord that they drive hundreds of miles to visit. Praise the Lord they don’t mind…
Continue ReadingPraise the Lord. Praise the Lord for friends who are like family. For friends who love this crazy Hergenrader clan, even though we’re loud and silly and do…
Continue ReadingToday was the day. About two years ago, CPH contracted me to write their VBS. For months I struggled with how to make bagels snacks relate to baby…
Continue ReadingJust shy of a year and Nate is not too shy. He flashes his cheesy grin at strangers…even though he doesn’t like anyone but a select few to…
Continue ReadingI hate to sing the It’s-So-Hot tune here everyday, but it’s SO hot here. Record temps. And no rain. And four kids. And no kids. So, we have…
Continue ReadingSummer baths happen in mom and dad’s bathtub around here. With lots of bubbles. And much giggling. No better reason to get over these chronic viruses than to…
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