The Ochsners

One of our parting gifts when Brian and I left Brookside was a collection of recipes from the church - treasured recipes from many differen...

It was great weather for our trip to the Iowa State Fair. Once again it was exciting to see the best of Iowa on display. You can see pict...

Dekalb Days is an annual event hosted by Grandpa Steve and Grandma Jan to show appreciation for their Dekalb seed customers. There is a lot...

It is kind of funny to listen to Brian and I try to figure out who Zachary looks like. Really, he is his own little person in the end. Bri...

Ezra and I took a few pictures of the Skunk River flooding between Peoria and Pella on Sunday, since it will likely never be this high again...

Zachary is three weeks old today, growing rapidly, and is more alert each day. Three weeks after Elliot, I was running a 5K , and so its be...

We had the privilege of having Laura over to our house to take newborn pictures of Zachary last week! You can see a few of them on her blog...

Tonight we had our first outing as a family of five. We grabbed dinner at "Iowa's Best Burger Cafe" five-and-dime on the inter...

After a long labor and C-section delivery, we welcomed Zachary Jon into our family on Wednesday evening! He arrived 10 days before his due ...

Zachary Jon Ochsner July 21, 2010 10:22 p.m. 20 inches 8 pounds 6 ounces

There are a lot of great puddles in a church parking lot after it rains! Elliot was entertained by sitting in the stroller and watching. I ...