Dear Judah,      Today, you are four years old!!!! You are so fun and cuddly (you remind me a lot of your brother Noah). You love making jok...

Elijah Seth.  Today you are one month old. In your one month of life.... They thought you might have a heart murmur, and you had to have an ...

This is Evelyn playing peek-a-boo for Elijah. :-) It's pretty safe to say we are all in love with this sweet little guy.....

Welcome to the world, Elijah Seth Hester. Elijah means "my God is Yahweh" Seth means "appointed". Oh baby boy. You were ...

Judah finished his first Sing, Spell book and test!!! Yay!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

"Hobbit Stew" served atop mashed po-Tay-toes Lembas Bread (you know....the bread of the elves) I gotta tell you....this took a lot...

Shire French toast Shire berries Bilbo's roast beast (aka Ham) The Golden Ring Caleb started it all by deciding to re-read The Lord of t...

Okay, so the makers of Visual Latin, a high school Latin curriculum, have outdone themselves with this fun approach to learning Latin and Gr...

If you know me, you know that I research things. I have a joke with my husband where I tell him, "I know things." Usually, this is...

This kid came in early this morning and asked to snuggle. (This isn't his usual). Then, he quietly announced, "I finished the Bible...

Most days....life is crazy. You find yourself just wanting to take a breath for a moment. Life, these days, is just....FULL. For everyone. T...

My dear Noah Benjamin,      You are eight years old!!!! There really aren't enough words to say what you bring to our family. You experi...

Six years old!!!! Sporting his new tool pouch. Oh Ezra Lucas Knight Hester,      I wish I had the words to say how much you bring to our fam...

Noah did such a great job! His braces are on and we just need to get used to a new way of eating and brushing and such.

Well, tomorrow is a big day for Noah Benjamin. He's getting braces!!! We absolutely love Emma's orthodontist office. They are fantas...

This sweet boy finished Sing, Spell Kindergarten!!!!! Now-this doesn't mean he has finished kindergarten. But, it does mean he is well o...

This man is a very loved man. :-)  Ben Hester, we honor you in the Lord. You work SO hard to care for us. Not just everyday at work...but ev...

In order to celebrate Caleb finishing Algebra, we wanted to take him to the dinner of his choosing. And what did he want?? Crab and lobster....

I remember so well, when I picked you up from your class at church-I think you were about 16 months old or so.  The woman who had been with ...

Me....circa 1981 And Ev: Well.  Maybe these pics don't quite do it justice.  But let's just say there's a very strong resemblanc...