My mom was able to come visit for 5 whole days during the week of Taryn’s birthday.  We were all so thrilled to have her here.  We decided that this year we’d forgo all the big birthday parties for the kids and just take each one to do something special on their special day.  For Taryn, it was really easy for us to pick something we knew she’d love.  Our animal lover has moved from being fascinated with sea horses to dolphins to horses since May.  Jason found several stables that offer lessons in our area and ended up choosing Raymaker […]

My baby girl is really, really not a baby anymore.  I can’t believe 6 years have gone by.  What a wild ride it has been.  Fun, exasperating, challenging, fun, did I say fun?  She’s this crazy mix of a kid, warm, loving, snuggly.  Painfully shy, yet bold.  Funny, yet reserved.  Above all, she is very, very soft hearted.  She loves animals more than anything in the world, she always has.  She’s just like her daddy in that way, and he’s just like his grandpa.  We all predict she’ll be a tree hugger who changes the world some day.  She loves to think up ways to reuse things, loves the earth, digging in the dirt, being outside, soaking up the sun.  […]