Tag: family

  • The Fresh Paint Smell

    Anna’s brother and sister in-law visited from Holland last week, and what was supposed to be their vacation time turned into a big work project that left our house re-organized and our main floor freshly painted. They also poured their blood, sweat and tears (almost literally) into sanding down our armoire by the front door…

  • Putting Down Roots

    We rolled out our lawn this weekend. It’s beautiful, thick, and green. Now we will drench it every day for a couple weeks hoping that it likes its new home and will flourish here. Having lived here for three months now, that’s our hope for our little family too.

  • The “Olivia Photostream” begins

    Tomorrow will mark one week as a father. Olivia has already brought us more joy than we could have imagined, while at the same time bringing us to the end of ourselves on a daily basis. I had never understood what an enormous undertaking parenting is. But we’re loving every minute of it. I’ve always…