I have a lot to catch up on--many, many pictures from our Christmas season. But I wanted to share something I learned from a few of my friends. Many of us are disillusioned with how commercial Christmas has become. We celebrate Jesus' birthday by buying,...
I had to post some pictures from last weekend--read that, December 7th. We had our old Bible Study group over for dinner. It was truly wonderful to be with all of them again. I miss our weekly gatherings. Our kids are growing up too fast....
For some reason, Camilla thought this cupboard would make a good "boat".On Halloween, we went to a local church for their "Light the Night" program. Lots of fun activities for kids, and a great way to spread the light of Jesus to the neighborhood....
So last year, when Camilla turned one, we invited LOTS of friends and family for a big party at our house. I think we ended up with around fifty in attendance. This year, I decided to keep it small--we only had forty. Since our local...
It took me a month to recover, but I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of our birthday celebration. I still can't believe my baby girl is two. Here are some photos from the actual day, October 3rd.I attempted to make Camilla a heart-shaped chocolate-chip...
I've been super busy and haven't had a chance to post for a while. So I'm finally going to put up some pictures from my sister Anne's graduation party, July 20th! Anne was homeschooled, so my parents held the actual ceremony at home just before...
July 5th brought our biennial Roskos Family Reunion. My cousin Andy is the coordinator for the event. He does all the planning and delegation. It's a huge job, but one that everyone in the Roskos family appreciates. We all love getting together every two years...
On the 4th of July, my cousin Andy and his girlfriend, Lenacinth, came to stay with us. Andy and Todd went mountain biking while Lena hung out with Camilla and me. Camilla just loved Lena (and so did I). She still hasn't stopped saying her...
Finally I'm bringing you all up to date on our lives. This past weekend, Todd and I had our first weekend away from Camilla. Todd's good friend, Chris, got married in northern Wisconsin. Most of the women attendants from our wedding are married by now,...
