Author: dingco

Life has thrown us some curve balls, but we make the most of each situation and have grown stronger in the process. Don’t get me wrong, it hasn’t been easy and our lives are far from perfect, but we choose to focus on the positives – more specifically, the love we have for one another … Continue reading Home Is Where the Heart Is

We get so busy sometimes we forget to stop and acknowledge all the great things we have and all the incredible people in our lives. We also forget to acknowledge our personal strength and capacity to deal with the crap and end up better on the other end. These past few months have been filled … Continue reading Celebrating Life, Growth, & Love

Again with all the technical difficulties! I hoped this new platform would solve all my blogging problems, but now were dealing with a whole new set of issues. Hopefully we find a solution soon, so I can blog more frequently without all the frustration. Enough ranting. Lets talk about the first quarter of the year. … Continue reading Trying New Things

The family’s first trip of the new year (other than driving back from CO) was a spontaneous visit to Chicago, just a four hour drive north from home. I have heard my dear friend, Eleanor, tell me all about Chi town for years, so its always been on the top of my list of places … Continue reading The Windy City

We spent our last few weeks in CO trying see and do as many things as we could before our move to IL. Of course, we also wanted to hang out with family as much as possible. Georgetown train ride Snuggles with Lolo Yabby Hut Dave and Busters Elitch Gardens Dim Sum Move number 8 … Continue reading This Is Us – Part 3

I’ve enjoyed looking through old pictures for these catch-up posts. We capture so many moments on our phones and never do anything with them, so I love that I still have this blog to catalog the kids’ growth and our experiences as a family. Here’s a look at the first six months of 2018. New … Continue reading This Is Us – Part 2

After a long hiatus due to technical difficulties with my last photo host site, we are back at it with our family blog updates. I’ve missed posting and looking back at the things we have been up to, so I’m excited to get caught up and capture all the great moments we share together. I’ve … Continue reading This Is Us – Part 1