wholefam Originally uploaded by erika_waz. And here’s the whole extended family… The top row, left to right is my neice Kara in Caleb’s arms, followed by Ben, Dad, John and Liz, Andy and Cody. The next row is Jenn, Belle, Mom, Myself, and Rachel, with Abigail and Zander at the […]

family Originally uploaded by erika_waz. So here is the family. From left to right we have Caleb, Ben, Dad, Liz, Mom, Myself, and Rachel. Lizzie was the last one to get married… thank goodness I don’t have any more siblings. I think we’re all exhausted after this one! This work […]

minis Originally uploaded by erika_waz. Here’s a picture of Liz and John with the miniature couple. Weston was the little groom and Abigail was the little bride. They were so cute, and they managed to be friends by finding out they had Mario Sunshine in common. This work is licensed […]

married Originally uploaded by erika_waz. Here’s the happy couple…although I guess you can’t really see John can you. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

ido Originally uploaded by erika_waz. Here Liz and John are listening to Pastor Mike’s Parable (I think). Sorry about the quality of the photo…Andy was taking them from t he very back of the church- and it looks like he was zooming in. The light at the church isn’t very […]

bride1 Originally uploaded by erika_waz. This picture was taken about 15 minutes before the ceremony. Lizzie was just sooooo happy… and so beautiful. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

On so many levels… Did we really need fruit flavored Cheerios? Aren’t Cheerios supposed to be whole grain goodness? I seriously questioned the frosted Cheerios when those came out. But these…And let me tell you. They don’t taste very good. I love Fruit Loops (especially the less sugar ones) and […]

One bottle of T.Marzetti’s Garden Dill Ranch Dressing. And freshly sliced homegrown cucumbers. It just doesn’t get much better than that. Unless you’re a freshly picked ripe tomato. And darned if those tomatoes aren’t taunting me with their greenness!! Ripen! Please! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No […]

Ah, the start of a new month. Beginnings are always a good time to start afresh. To start something new. Maybe tackle an old project or make a resolve to quit a bad habit. Much like the beginning of the year, the beginning of a month can be the start […]

In the eternal quest for the perfect brownie, many paths are traveled. Some paths lead us down a road of cocoa and cake-like texture, and some roads head into the domain of baked fudge. But in every person’s quest for chocolate perfection, there is always one which inspires. One particular […]

Yesterday the kids and I went on a quest to see if we could find some pickling cucumbers. We didn’t check all of our local farm stands, but we did check two of them. They did not have what I was looking for. I want small kirby cucumbers, and everyone […]

For this month’s take on the event, Cate has asked us bloggers to share our tried and true recipe files. How DO we all keep track of the recipes we try that we like- that we have every intention of repeating in the future. How do we separate the good […]