for halloween, little girl really wanted to be a princess.  more specifically, of the disney variety.  mr. pike and i have never embraced...

it's been a while since we blogged about life at the pike house. in an effort to forget the craziness of dumping spices in a cup, u...

mr. pike called me at 4:30 p.m. and surprised us with free tickets ($0) to that night's pirates' game. the kids and i hadn't...

little boy isn't much for sitting in the cart.  most shopping trips, i'm carrying him and pushing the cart.  or i'm chasing hi...

we met some friends at a local farm to pick peaches. and we picked a lot of peaches. i spent saturday canning peaches and making ...

one of mr. pike's favorite places on earth is on henry's fork of the snake river in island park, idaho.  he grew up spending a week ...

we stay wet or learn to bowl