A couple of months ago we had an addition to our family – meet our niece Jane! She makes adorable faces and can beat anyone in a staring competition. The family’s in love with her already. With her proud Mom!

Varena is a strong spirit! It was about 40 degrees and windy outside at the time the photographs below were taken. No complaints, just beauty and strength. In just a few months, Nicole and I are going to be the proud god parents of her son.

I was standing there, washing dishes (yes, I do that sometimes!) when I was suddenly struck with a feeling of nostalgia. I remembered my late grandparents and truly missed them for the first time in many months. My father’s parents died less than two months apart, neither knowing of each other’s death. There is something [...]