Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Celebrating a Special Man...

We had the joy of being able to celebrate our special dad this past weekend for Father's Day.  We celebrated a day early, as both girls had to work on Father's Day itself, but nonetheless... celebrating we did! 

After a dinner out and going to see Toy Story 5, we enjoyed giving Ryan a gift he had been eyeing for quite some time.  


This is an actual vending machine made of Legos that dispenses balls filled with mini-figures.  Quinn, Sullivan, and I surprised Ryan with a few different mini-figures.  Some are of characters he loves, and the others are all of Ryan himself that we designed and put together.  

There is sporty Ryan (dressed as a Hurricanes player, b/c you know, Stanley Cup 2026 winners!!!), Outdoorsy Ryan (designed by Sulla), and Handyman Ryan (designed by Q).

I know it doesn't take one special day out of the year to realize how lucky we are to have Ryan in our lives and to celebrate him for that.  He is a steadfast, loyal, dependable, handy, undeniably witty, pretty funny (most of the time!),  wickedly smart, and has an incredibly infectious smile. We are blessed to call him ours - and are thankful for all he does for this family.  

Happy Father's Day, Ryan!  

We love you!

Friday, June 19, 2026

Alexander...

 HAMILTON....



We were lucky enough to be able to see the traveling Broadway tour of Hamilton recently.  The girls are HUGE fans and it was a joy to see them love it so much!



Sunday, June 14, 2026

Junior Year in the Books...

 And just like that, Sullivan's junior year is in the books...



The school year flew by and it seems like yesterday that Sullivan was beginning her junior year.  I'm afraid to say that I feel like senior year is going to go even faster.  Sullivan isn't shy to remind us that she is now a senior and a year from now she will be on her own and at college.  I think she is slowly trying to hurt our souls.  

Beginning of her junior year vs. the end of the year...


Here's to slowing down time just a little...!