Category Archives: family
Aunts make everything better.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that aunts make everything better. They make baby-ish rides at the amusement park seem cool. And they make fun rides even better. Aunts take pouty, scared nieces…… and convince them to go on … Continue reading
Easter weekend update.
We had a glorious Easter weekend over here at Bunkersdown. The sun made an appearance every single day, we worked in the garden, I got to visit a bookstore, some extended family came to visit us, and there were plenty … Continue reading
From Africa, with love.
My in-laws visited us last week for a few days. We haven’t seen them for almost two years because they’ve been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as missionaries. Yep, Africa. So, as you can imagine, there were … Continue reading
2012 in photos.
One of my favorite posts last Janurary was when I did a recap of the whole year using photographs. I loved it so much that I have decided to make it a tradition. So ready or not, here’s how 2012 … Continue reading
When cousins come to visit.
When your cousins come over from Ohio, it’s imperative that you do a few crucial things. First, it’s very important that you bounce them within an inch of their life on your big trampoline. The best kind of fun is … Continue reading
No if’s ands or ‘butts’
When my daughter Trinity was four, she became fascinated with the word “bum.” In typical preschool humor, she tried to use it in every single sentence possible. When I finally laid down the law and told her she could NOT … Continue reading
Real Daddies.
Fathering a child doesn’t automatically make you a Daddy. Any fool can procreate, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy because being a Daddy is not an easy job. Real Daddies carry heavy burdens gracefully. Real Daddies … Continue reading
Checking off our summer to-do list
One of the things my children wanted to do this summer was visit the IMA- the Indianapolis Museum of Art. My kids aren’t art buffs (as I sadly discovered on our trip to Chicago when we paid lots of money … Continue reading
Summer Fun list for 2012
Last night my family sat down and decided what fun things we were going to do this summer. After a reminder to the kids that our last name is not “Rockefeller,” we all agreed to the Summer Fun List 2012. … Continue reading
Family reunions- Bunkersdown style.
This weekend we traveled to Iowa for a family reunion. Despite not living in Iowa for almost thirty years, it still feels like home whenever I visit. My family thought we were being so smart by having the reunion on … Continue reading
