The fullness of life

It’s been a while. Our family is still as vibrant and close as ever. And every day it seems like there is a story. But we aren’t recording it so we are going to start making a record of this life again because it makes us happy now and will […]

It’s been a while….

It’s hard to even know what to write at this moment in time….what a completely wild year it has been.  I have been looking through old pictures, videos, and blog posts from the past few years (and by few, I mean 13)!   It’s made me feel nostalgic for simpler […]

My Very First Post

Hey guys!! Laina here. I am currently twelve years old and hating every second of the pandemic. Online school is driving me crazy because I have to be in front of my computer 7 hours of every day. My mom thought that it would be fun if I wrote on […]

Pumpkin patch!

We ventured out to Great County Farms over the weekend with some friends–here are a few pics!  Love these kids to pieces.

Elijah’s 6th

The days are long, but the years are short.  Yes, indeed.  I can’t believe it’s been a full year since I’ve sat down to write in our beloved blog.  I could go into all the reasons why we haven’t kept up with it, but instead I’ll just say that it’s […]

Elijah’s 5th!

5 years old.  We always ask ourselves where the time goes.  Sometimes I feel like I don’t know how to answer that question because it really does seem to fly by.  Other times, I think to myself “I know exactly where the time goes.”  It is spent through hours and […]

Blog is moving!!!

Hi Everyone,Thanks so much for reading the (occasional) posts on this over the years.  We’ve moved the blog to a different site name: https://peteyandellielivehere.samandcasey.com and will continue to post updates on the comings and goings of our family life from there!Thanks,Petey and Ellie (and everyone else)

The Wonders Never Cease

One of my favorite things about life is when I’m reminded by our children how much they just “get it”.  We had plans to run some errands, play at the playground, maybe go out to lunch in an around Alexandria.  Honestly not a typical summer day for us this year since […]

Austin’s first BFF

Meet Mac. He and Austin hit it off from the first week of preschool last year. We heard Mac’s name a lot throughout the year. Mac is my cousin. Mac is my best friend. Me and Mac were silly together today. When can I go to Mac’c house? Austin even […]

These girls

They’ve known each other since they were 2. It has truly been a pleasure to watch their friendships develop over the years. They all signed up for art camp this week, so they participated in that in the mornings. In the afternoons, the moms took turns having them over to […]