Adventure Race

Aaron is back in the game, and he is bringing our friends and children along with him.

We enjoyed an Adventure Race in KC this weekend.




They biked...



They ran....



They got VERY muddy...





and Abby flashed gang symbols....WHAT? REALLY? WHERE DID SHE LEARN THAT?



We were welcomed home with THIS (thanks to our biggest fans, who are going to compete with us next year!)

Spring Performances

We had a lovely May with the kids showing what they have learned this semester. Abby cried when she finished her piece, because she thought she would play they entire recital.

Andy's first time to Camp Mennoscah

Oh, the labor pains still come back periodically.....he had a wonderful time, admitted to feeling homesick and got help, and I breathed through the weekend.

Colorado Fever

Our family had a wonderful time going to Colorado. We stopped by the Bixel Cabin in Westcliffe and showed the kids around, checking in on Horn Peak and the Macey. Then we continued on to Creede, where our friends have a very cool cabin. It was "wilderness heaven." Lovely time. Thank you to friends and relations who are willing to house us in the mountains. We fell in love with it all!

something to think about...

"To find a life we can live with, to do more than earn a living and spend it, we must above all discover the good that is within us which is love, a good manifest as compassionate love for one another and as resolute determination to meet the full range of our human obligations. No one else can find that for us, because it is in the seeking that we find it. Only by rising above our fear and our pain do we recognize who we are."

Catherine M. Wallace

The perfect Mother's Day (except for missing my mother)

Sleeping in until 10:00 A.M. with Andy.
(really, this has not happened for more than a decade)

Breakfast scramble with strong coffee, accompanied by lavendar and poetry. Homeade gifts.



Practicing with all three kids....cheerfully!



An amazing picnic of salads, fried rice, and fruit.









The best Mother's Day present ever....including a terrific game of kickball on the prairie.



A glorious concert of Bach, Mozart, and Fasch.

Aaron's russian pancakes with local rhubard, sour cream, and brown sugar.

Checking in on the garden.

Cuddling with the kids.

Now, to bed with Sleepytime tea and Northern Exposure. Tonight Adam and Eve are getting married.

Thank you, Aaron, Lydia, Andy, and Abby. It was more than I could have wished for...

Newton Storm Strikers

We had Andy's last soccer game this weekend. Aaron has been coaching these 8 boys all year long, and it has been so much fun to cheer for them and celebrate with them. Aaron is a phenomenal coach, and has made a huge difference in these boys game as well as making a connection with each of them. The best part is the end when the whole team gives all the spectators a high five....no matter what the outcome!