Baby Rabon 4 update

Considering that I’ve been remiss in my regular blogging and this is only the second time I’ve mentioned that we are having a fourth baby, I thought I should give a little update about her. You know what’s really hard? Naming a human. You know what makes that harder? Already having named 3 other humans, […]

Rabon Hat Trick

Well, here we are with the third, and most likely final, installment of the Rabon Hat Trick blog series. Why final, you ask? Well, since the last time I wrote in March we found out that we were expecting a FOURTH little Rabon baby! It’s kind of weird that here I am 28 weeks in […]

Rabon Hat Trick

Hey, remember that time that I said I was going to start a blog series with updates about the kids? A YEAR ago? Well, needless to say, I’m just doing a fine job at keeping up with it! But here we are, in the midst of a blizzard, so what better time to snap a […]

2020

To quote my son, “Oof.” 2020 was a year that I don’t think that anyone will ever forget. Unfortunately for many of us, that will be because of the craziness that happened in the world around us. A global pandemic, wildfires that threatened places we hold dear, social unrest, and a lengthy, stressful election season. […]

A Decade of Colorado

Ten years ago today we led a little caravan of cars up to a house on a cul-de-sac in Castle Pines and started a new adventure. We’d only been married for (almost) four months when we packed up the few things we owned and relocated to Colorado. Stephen’s parents were headed to Tennessee with Mike’s […]

Rabon Hat Trick

We’re two months into having three kids, and we’re learning something new about parenting all the time. Having Jonathan be so much older than the girls, and the girls being so close in age presents unique challenges for us, but we’re just so blessed to have three kids that I can’t believe it sometimes. I […]

Hannah’s Birth Story: An Unexpected Home Birth

At Hannah’s 2 day pediatrician check up, the nurse was filling out some new patient paperwork and asked me, “What hospital was she born at?” I paused and said, “She wasn’t born at the hospital, she was born at home.” Those are some words I never expected to say. Rewind to the morning of Saturday, […]