This past weekend we had three adults and three children spend Saturday night at our house. It was a loud, fun, crazy time and everyone really enjoyed it. After the dust settled on Sunday, and everyone left for the day, I took Zoe to get some lunch from Wendy's. We went through the drive thru and brought the food home for a picnic on the front porch, because it was over 50 degrees out and it seemed like a good idea. We laid out a blanket and set up our spread of nuggets, fries, and drinks. Zoe sat back and said, "Ahhh, this is the life." In that moment, it really was. The sun was out, keeping us warm on a cold January day. Her music mix was playing from my phone, about halfway through Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. And right after she said it, we each picked up a french fry, tapped them together and said, "Cheers!" Later that afternoon, we decided that we would head down to the creek. It had been a while since we were down there, and I was looking forward
Cheryl and Michael decided to have a baby. This is the story of what happened next.