Category: family

It was a windy and warm day 9 years ago that Kristen and I got married. We seemed old enough, so mature, and so ready to handle anything that came our way. I guess we weren’t wrong. It was the right time with the right person and the last 9 years have been fantastic. So…

Kid’s Kamp started today. (Lots of kids, that’s fun) Then afterwards we rushed over to McDonald’s and then to the theater to see Cars. It was a good movie… of course since I love Larry the Cable guy it was perfect for me. The story here wasn’t with the movie. It was that we all…

I am very excited about Andrea’s party tomorrow. Not sure how to explain it, but hosting her party has really turned into a big honor for us. Doing all kinds of yard work and all that stuff has been pleasurable knowing that so many people will be here to celebrate her life and this step.…

If you see my wife, Kristen Elisabeth, today. Wish her a happy birthday. I don’t have a birthday party scheduled for her… so if you didn’t get invited… that’s why. Since we have company in town now and we have oodles of graduation parties this weekend… we’ll just celebrate next week.

In typical Michigan form, it got hot in an instant. Last week was very mild and I think I even wore long sleeves on Monday to mow the yard. Today, I’m having to stop and take water breaks! Today’s high is expected to be about 93. That’s quite unseasonable for these parts. Generally, we don’t…

Five years ago today Megan entered our life. It was an amazing day, with amazing memories. These last 5 years have gone by as fast as everyone said they would. It’s been like holding on to sand… you try so hard but time slips away. May 12th 2001, Kristen and I lived in a different…

After hemming and hawing around the subject for a while I registered for 2 courses today. This summer I’ll be taking Leadership Movements in Youth Ministry and later in the fall I’ll be enrolled in Thinking Theologically in Youth Ministry. Both are still with Huntington but are in their new Masters in Youth Ministry Leadership…

This is Megan’s new bike. But don’t tell her because her birthday isn’t for a couple more days. I learned another lesson about "the difference between Kristen and Adam." There are some people in this world who are bike shop people and there are people who are toy store people. I’m always willing to pay…

There were any number of projects completed yesterday outside. More plants planted, some pavers not quite installed, a brush pile burned, and the kids play fort. Fort McLaneLate yesterday evening I buried the two posts that will hold the swing set still for the next decade or so. That’s pretty simple, but getting to that…

It all started Friday evening. I drove down to Kristen’s folks house to have dinner and pick up Kristen and the kids. While I’m not a natural "big family" guy I really enjoy having Megan and Paul around their cousins and grandparents. So Friday night went in a blur. Saturday we got the play structure.…