Continuing with our family tradition of picking strawberries every year, we headed back to Halls, TN to the Fruit and Berry Patch in May. Ja...

Andrew and Ethan's Boy Scout troop decided to start going on harder camping trips this year.  They are going on real backpacking trips w...

Andrew was elected into the Order of the Arrow this spring. It's the Boy Scout's Honor Society.  Every new OA scout goes away for a ...

Caleb grew a few inches this winter and spring and we had to pull out the tupper wear boxes of saved clothes from the attic. He gets Andrew,...

Hannah asked to have a "camping" birthday party this year to celebrate her 9th birthday.  We had a handful of friends over.  They ...

I was so busy enjoying our mother/daughter camping trip with Hannah's troop that I forgot to take many pictures.  Here's two from th...

Jason and the three boys were able to join up with the Cub Scout Pack for a sleepover at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg....

The downstairs bathroom closet was a chore for Jason to complete.  We had plumbing pipes to remove, wallpaper to rip out, patching holes, re...

It's a super-sized spinach leaf that's the same size as Hannah's torso!  I'm telling you, a raised garden bed is the way to ...

Andrew advanced to Star Scout and Ethan earned his Scout Rank at our last Boy Scout Court of Honor. Andrew's goal is to get his Eagle by...

These two girls had a blast one Saturday morning playing tag together. They really did. Hannah and I were shocked how much fun they had toge...

Andrew and Ethan had a fun scout meeting recently with s'mores and a fire building competition. First group to have their fire burn thro...

April came in hard with a one, two punch to all 6 Hills.  A nasty stomach bug wiped us all out, one by one. Andrew caught it first, then Cal...

Ethan came running to me one morning to come take a picture of Caleb and Molly. They were sleeping the same and Ethan thought it was the cut...

Ethan got a lawn mowing job for the summer.  He'll be mowing our neighbor's yard for $25 a week.  He can't wait to have his own ...

It's weird to bring only two kids to a neighborhood egg hunt instead of four. I miss those days when all four would run with joy after c...

For years, I've always bought Boston ferns for my front porch planters. This year, I decided to add some color instead and put the ferns...

Ethan wanted a haircut.  He asked for a clipper cut with a 5 blade.  What he ended up with is not what he envisioned.  Yes, he's growing...

Two areas in my house that never got a full remodel after we moved in was the downstairs' bathroom and laundry room. With the thought o...

Multi-tasking today includes cleaning bathroom grout while supervising E's grammar lesson. It's not one of my more exciting days but...

Ever since Caleb has been born, I have asked the question, "Why would he do that?"  Here's a perfect example. I caught him stu...