Family

Remembering Silvia

Five years ago today was a sad day in the Emhardt family, Silvia passed away peacefully with her family by her side.  There were so many things that made Silvia special to so many people, her love for family, friends and animals, petering around her beautiful home and garden, her willingness to get involved and […]

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Ten Years and Counting

I can’t believe it has been ten years since you came into our lives, time has flown by so fast.  The girls named you Dory, after the fish in “Finding Nemo”, because you matched the personality, extremely friendly and had a short term memory.   Although you no longer have that short term memory trait, […]

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National Sibling Day

Sisters by birth, best friends by choice. Sisters for life. She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams. Sisterhood is powerful. The best thing about having a sister is you always have a friend. Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. […]

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Holiday Traditions

Years ago the girls started cooking dinner for Christmas Eve and so began a tradition.  This year they took a little from their Czech and German heritage and based dinner around that.  We also had fun learning about the Czechoslovakian Christmas foods and traditions  (see info below). Yes, the girls repeated the Holska Bread, as it […]

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