Family Blog

When Derick lived in Nepal, he enjoyed momos (Nepali dumplings) on a regular basis. Usually you could get chicken, vegetable or buff (water buffalo) momos at any of the local restaurants. Here in Arkansas though, momos are hard to find. Our sweet Nepali friends invited us over for homemade momos not long ago and they […]

While Derick was studying and finishing up a final assignment for law school, Israel and Sam got to have movie time with momma. We made popcorn and watched, “All I Want For Christmas is You” and they enjoyed it…Israel said his stuffed doggy liked watching it too. 😉 (lol…I forgot to take the vent cover

Here are some pictures and videos from the month of October that we haven’t shared in previous web posts yet. This fall the trees have been absolutely beautiful in our area and the weather has been lovely! This month we got to take a trip to the pumpkin patch with “Mima” (Derick’s mom) and had

Kids will always find ways to entertain you as they learn new tricks. Here are a few of Sam’s new tricks.

Congrats to the newlyweds, Mr. & Mrs. John Duggar! We are so happy for you all and pray God continues to bless your marriage as you seek Him! Your day was beautiful! -Derick <3 Jill (+Israel and Samuel)         Photo: TLC/Lori Blythe Photography

We love family time whenever we can get it. One of Israel’s favorite games right now is Candy Land. We had fun playing this last weekend after church.

Israel loves being a big brother and loves to help feed Sam whenever he gets a chance. This is a fun video we recently captured.

Sam is a little climber and lately has gotten pretty quick at getting up about as fast as we can get him down! Check out this latest video.

Israel and Sam always love book time!  This book is one of our old favorite fall books called, “Picking Apples and Pumpkins,” by Amy and Richard Hutchings.  “Mima” (Derick’s mom, Cathy) got it for us.  It was a book Derick and his brother (Dan) had when they were growing up, so it’s extra special to

We are happy to finally enjoy some fall weather here in Arkansas! It’s been a busy month for us with Derick in his first semester of law school at the University of Arkansas. The days can be long sometimes, but we are thankful for the support from family and friends and prayers from many of