Kids on the shoulders of giants

Earlier this year we were notified that Shanna's brother was finally worthy enough for someone. So, off we went to Phoenix to attend their wedding. It was an excellent opportunity for the kids to become reacquainted with the Phoenix-branch of the family

We also had a late-summer trip to Indiana. Again, the kids were reacquainted with family members, received many hugs & kisses. Made memories, reinforced old ones.

In the best of worlds, all our family would be just a short trip away. Close enough it wouldn't take a bankroll to finance a visit, but not so close that they could smell our dirty laundry. I want our kids to be connected to their past, to their family. I want them to know and love them as I do, as Shanna does. But this isn't the best of worlds, so we make due.


The kids have ancestry. Shanna & I need to make sure they remember, recognize, respect, and cherish it.