Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Since we weren't able to spend the holidays with our families, we're posting a few highlights of our "mini celebration" for the...
Lightsabers & Piles of Sticks, Massive Forts & Lego Bricks
I'm surrounded by evidence of BOYS in our house. Nerf darts are buried under the couch cushions, sticks are piled in the garage "just in...
Pure Sunshine!
This little angel is PURE SUNSHINE, friends! We never thought we'd have another baby at our ages, but OH MY GOODNESS.... we're so...
A Lady Named Larry ;-)
This, my friends, is Larry... Larry, the painted lady butterfly. Sweet Larry was discovered during today's Mom-and-Bear nature walk. ...
Welcome, Baby Girl!
Our sweet baby girl has finally arrived, and OUR CUP RUNNETH OVER! This child has stolen our hearts! We're smitten with every inch of her...
Outdoor Adventures in CO
(Warning: this post contains an absurd number of photographs. We apologize! We simply wanted to add a few memories to our digital...
Ben Franklin Video, with Bloopers ;-)
The boys created this video for our HUG Film Festival (a homeschool thing) two years ago. I'm posting the link here so that we'll have...
Hooker Family News, Episode 1
Back in October, our family created this "news broadcast" as a fun way to share our recent adventures with all of our relatives on the...
In This House We Will Giggle
I LOVE this book!!! If you're a Christian parent of young kiddos - or even if you're not a Christian family, but you want to incorporate...
Amazon's Alexa + Audiobooks = A Pot o' Golden Honey!
“Alexa, read Winnie-the-Pooh” - ummm, AMAZING at bedtime!!! Seriously, if you find the right storyteller (narrator), these audiobooks are...
Family First - A Reminder for MYSELF
This post is just a simple reminder for me, myself, and I. But, other Lyme folks might be able to relate to this as well. ;-) I detest...
Letting our children play with FIRE (eek!)
Y'all. Here's even more evidence that Randy is ROCKING this dad thing. When he learned that it's possible to start a fire with a gum...