• Good Times

    Happy Birthday, Henry! (7 years-old)

    Our Henry,  

    You are such a gift to our world! You make our lives better every single day.   This year you graduated from kindergarten and into 1st grade. You love the three older girls in your community: Stella, Frances, and Lila. On Lila’s birthday, you let her wear your airplane wings. You also lost your first tooth! And then three more!  

    This past year you stopped doing Aikido and started doing swimming at Nitro. You swam until December and then switched to ukulele with Ms. Lesley.  

    We went to San Diego for Spring Break. You loved learning to surf with our friend Andrew! We went to … Read More

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    A Little Cleansing

    Oy. I have had the hardest time upholding the health and wellness prong of my life this year. It’s such a predictable pattern in my life. Something happens and I stop running (this time it was our trip to Australia and then I threw out my back). When I’m not running, I start eating a lot more unhealthy things. Then I start gaining weight, my clothes don’t fit, and I feel more sluggish/fatigued. 

    Meanwhile, Tate has a parasite in his gut and an overgrowth of Candida. (We took him to a pediatric functional medicine doctor, and she ordered a stool analysis on him). So he needs to kill the Candida … Read More

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    Video Recap: Year in Review

    On the cusp of March, I just realized that I forgot to share our Year in Review videos! Matt tries to make one every year. I love them because seeing our children in action as younger versions of themselves helps me remember them better. I find that each successive age replaces my memories of their younger selves. It’s hard for me to remember what three year-old Henry was like!