Zack on January 3rd, 2012

You probably noticed that we didn’t spent as much time posting to “TheRieslands” in 2011. There are lots of reasons for that — most notably the ones who run around our house in Disney movie-themed pajamas every night. We also spent a good amount of time working on Stephanie’s photography business. But the new year [...]

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Zack on December 12th, 2011

These two are on track to put me in an empty grave. But man… what a life it will have been!

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Zack on November 9th, 2011

Josiah turned 3 this weekend. Last year, I attempted to write some thoughts to capture how I feel about my son, but I realized it’s just about impossible. So this year, you get 7 minutes of Josiah telling you all about his favorite songs, shows, toys, sports…. oh, and the biggie: does he plan to [...]

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Zack on September 22nd, 2011

Photo by Kharis’ “Grandma Tinkerbell”. Gorgeous good looks courtesy of her momma.

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Zack on September 13th, 2011

I once heard Mark Driscoll explain something that was somewhat eye-opening to me. He said something along the lines of, “Growing up, somewhere between the picture books and flannel graphs, I got the impression that Jesus was a feminine hippie with a lot of hair product. One day, I realized: I don’t have respect for [...]

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Zack on September 7th, 2011

As of this past weekend, Kharis is officially toddling around every chance she gets. Apparently taking queues from Jack Sparrow and the T-Rex, she looks a bit drunk, but it’s the most adorable thing you’ve ever seen. Daddy is quite smitten.

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Zack on August 30th, 2011

LOVE this kid. That is all….

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