I officially have my own two wheels now. SO excited. After months of searching and testing and searching some more, I found my bike! A 2014 Orbea Orca. Isn't she lovely? ...Read More
Little Wyeth is now big enough to get me in a headlock. I have such love for the little towhead. He is an explorer. Forever climbing IN my drawers. On my chairs. Up the stairs. On the couch. I gotta keep my eye on him. He is happy to double as a ring toss game when necessary. He's at that age where all...Read More
What you may not realize about home schooling is that many days, you're doing so much more than just teaching reading, writing and arithmetic (although those are important)...you may also just be conducting Knight Training. And yes, it's very important for knights to occasionally lounge in beanbags and read. With their pink blankies close by. In this case, Sir August is reading to...Read More
I don't know if I've officially announced it, but I've signed up to run the Little Rock Marathon in March 2015. My marathon training book says I need to tell people about that, so I'm held accountable. There. I've said it. Hold me to it. Running a marathon has always been a life goal of mine, and since they require several months of...Read More
Hey there. I'm Ashley - wife of Kyle, mother of 6: Brooklyn, August, Dorien, Wyeth, Wilder and Anthem. Residents of Chicago, we live in an old 1893 home that you'll hear all about as we fix it up and make it home. We are Christ followers, home-schoolers, adventure seekers, fun lovers, DIYers, creative souls and this blog is about our lives.