Last night we piled into the car with Mark, Kristin and Malachi and headed to the zoo to see the lights. (Coincidentally, it ended up being the last night the Artrips were a family of three!) Fun times, though Noah was a bit overwhelmed and nodded off halfway through the excursion. It was cool and [...]

Last year, my buddy Nate (a huge Penn St. fan)  and I met in Iowa City for the Iowa – Penn St. game. This year, we drove out to Happy Valley together for the rematch.
Noah was definitely excited and helped me with a little project while mommy was out shopping a few days before the [...]

Her name is Eden, and she is brand new!  Here she is with her new boyfriend.  I think it’s hilarious to watch him getting progressively unhappier with the photo shoot.

Can you believe I’ve gone 5 days without an update here? On Tuesday I went back to work and found my first week back to be pretty rough. At least it was a short week. Those are always nice, especially with a newborn in the house. We had a few special visits this week and [...]