T is for Twelve, Temple, and Tourette

**I had a heart-to-heart with Nate in preparation for this post. I wanted to make sure that, since he is … More

A Drowning Duckling Dies: How We Deal with Sadness

One beautiful summer evening our family walked around a park full of trees, flowers, and a pond. In the pond … More

This last month has been an odd one for us. First, Rob was assigned to work nighters for a … More

Adrienne White Ericksen, Julie Raines Snow, Dustie Thorne McDonald, Whitney Mason Barney I worked in the ZCMI shoe department … More

Creative title, no? This post is dedicated to emails that I want saved in our family blog. 8-22-10 … More

There are many reasons we are excited to move. These reasons include being closer to our family, closer to work, … More

-Already got asked tonight if I am having twins. -Feel like I have a 10 lb bowling ball with limbs … More

At just over 5 months along, it has begun. The comments. “Boy! You’re sure filling out, aren’t you?” AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I … More

I (Julie) was born bored. My whole life I’ve had this gnawing feeling of boredom and restlessness. It’s innate. And … More

Anytime anyone does something Madeleine really doesn’t approve of, she yells, Dee Datt!! What she’s saying is, “Don’t do that!!” … More