After I got home from church tonight, Michelle handed me the Sunday paper and pointed to an article on the front page of the Arizona Living section. The title was: “But it’s a fry heat: Cool tips for newbies.” The article is all about how newcomers to Arizona can survive their first summer here. Click here for the digital link. And you’d think there would be some mention of french fries, but you’d be wrong. After both Michelle and I…

We recently took family pictures with an incredible photographer named Jill Knight. You can check out her site here. She was wonderful with the kids and showed her skills in how great the pictures turned out. Both of the kids wanted to do their own thing but you’d never know it with how the final product looks. Kudos to her. Click on any of the pictures below to zoom in on them: Click here to watch a slideshow with even…

Thanks to everyone who gave me birthday wishes today. It is overwhelming and encouraging all at the same time. I have it setup so that my phone gets an update whenever someone posts something on my Facebook wall, so as you can imagine I had a sander in my pocket today. After work, my wife made an incredible dinner for our family. She made some of our favorite things and had them all labeled with our names on them. As…

We only had to stay at the hospital one night, and it felt great to be home. Madsen is starting to eat better and sleep better. It is truly a blast to have both of the kids at home. Sleep is still scarce at this point, but we know the drill and that it gets easier from here. The support has continued and we are so grateful for it. Gavin has a great curiosity for this new person in our…

So the weirdest thing is now I talk about my kids that I have. Odd how you don’t use the word kid when you just have one. And it kind of makes me feel old. But I couldn’t be more proud or excited. We’ve learned a few tricks to make this experience ten times better (if you ever plan on using Banner Gateway, make sure you stop by the gift shop to buy a movie card that unlocks a ton…