I always knew that Brady had super powers, but he just floored me twice this past week. Twice! When he was five, we learned the names of...

The Fourth of July is really a thing up here. People come from all over the county for the fireworks. There is proof in license plates....

Oh my goodness. This weekend is 4th of July Weekend part 1! That's crazy! When Independence Day falls in the middle of the week, we have...

Hey hey! Happy Solstice! The days get shorter from here for a few months. I'll try to be okay with that. I mean, we only have about 5...

Hi! We are driving Marquette today for Brady's heart check-up. I am hopeful that everything looks good! We also went to see the...

Oh my goodness. Can I contain my excitement??? No!!! I'll try to be calm, but I have three exciting things to share. Woohoo! Okay, for...

Happy Summer! Holy buckets, it's hot and buggy all the sudden! Yesterday was a bugnet day for sure. I (and every person I saw working...

Hey! There you are. If you already saw this video about our Red Trail hike, you were waiting for this post. Well, here you go! Sunday B...

Once spring started actually coming, I got this wild hair to ride my E-bike over Brockway Mountain Drive. I was curious how it would go....

Brady has let it be known that he will walk to school by himself. Well, he tries. And I let him. Our sweet Esa is up for the summer, so...

It is magically perfect outside. That's where I spent most of my day. I just got a chance to write to you. Got to get the outside things...

Some years winter is long here. This one started in November, and we still had some in May. I teased it and called it Inter. Shame on me!...

This kid. Maybe I am wrong, but I feel like most kids (and adults for that matter) have a short attention span. They will start doing one...

I ended the last post with "Happy Spring for real this time!" Apparently the Weather Gods are still playing tricks. In the last week we...

Sorry I missed you yesterday. I shake my head because I sat down to start writing yesterday morning. I was going to tell you how sunny...

Hey! We found a beach! My parents are up visiting. It's hard to stay away from Brady P for too long, you know. The other day, while B was...

I noticed that 4 inches of heavy snow just fell on my front porch in the last hour. I didn't know this was coming! I already added...

Hi! This morning was awesome. I crossed the somewhat frozen harbor toward the west side of the bay to get to Hunter's Point. From there,...

Today I did one of my favorite winter adventures. I strapped on my backcountry skis, skied out my backyard and onto the side of the...

All right. Here I am again, giving you blatantly honest Amanda-ness. However, before I do, I have to apologize for all the times that I...