Several of you have asked “How is Jack doing in his new school?” And he is doing well. He’s making friends, and is learning to trust the staff there. He’s riding the bus and LOVING it and the support staff that rides with him. Of course he still has Autism. So no matter where he […]
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I was in Las Vegas when these two had their birthdays two weeks ago. I hated to miss it but Dan’s parents did an epic job of celebrating them! They went to the lake…twice! And had cookie cake (a chappell tradition that my kids love). Jack is 6! Something about him turning 6 still amazes […]

I wanted to write a post just about this little bugger. We really didn’t have much time to prepare for his arrival and with just having moved to a new town and also having a 10 month old… those first few months were kinda survival months. (Ones that I couldn’t have made it through were […]
so much beauty in the world.

I had always seen the trees with paper angels with names on it in malls and churches growing up, but I don’t know that I ever really thought hard about whose names were on those angels. I honestly didn’t know that they were specifically for kids whose parent or parents were in prison. But it […]
Well, I normally like saving these for fun random lists… but life is soooo random right now I thought it would be perfect! 1. Zoe is pretty much potty trained. She just started coming to me and letting me know when she had to go and wa-la! the girl is going most all the time. […]
We drove south for about 2 hours and just when we were in the middle of seemingly nowhere, we saw it… lots and lots of buildings surrounded by fences and barbed wire loops. We found the one where Jack's mom was at and pulled up. This was a totally new experience for us, we had […]
Happy Half Birthday Little Man Jack!! If you remember, We Chappell's like to celebrate the very first 1/2 Birthday of someone's. Here are some sweet pics of Jack's 1/2 cake and present!! I can't believe he's 6 months old!! He's sitting up on his own and almost crawling. He's almost in sz 4 […]
Jack is staying with my parents this weekend while I'm gone so even though I didn't fly out last night he stayed with them since I'll be flying out super early tomorrow. So Zoe and I have had a mommy-and-me day today. It's been so much fun. The other day Zoe spent the night with Dan's […]
{Playtime } { Bathtime } { Snack time. } { Tummy Time } { Nap Time } { T.V. Time } *she loves singing along and doing motions. { Going to Grandma and Grandpa's } * this […]
Here's some cuteness for you this wonderful friday afternoon. Say "More" Say "Food" Where's your… Hair? Where's your…. piggies? Where's your….tongue? Didn't teach her this one. :o) Where's… Monkey? Give Monkey loves. Bathtime My boy is all smiles most of the time! […]
I'm trying this out to see if it helps me organize my thoughts more. Every Tuesday I'd like to just share 10 things I'm thinking about or learning about or experiencing. I think this will help me journal everyday life things and thoughts so one day when I realize that life was a blur when […]