Hi, we’re Nick and Nichole — parents of four amazing kids and partners in all the chaos and joy that comes with a big family. Our life isn’t a polished highlight reel, but it’s ours: filled with gaming nights that go too late, half-finished projects we’re proud of anyway, and the kind of everyday moments that end up being the ones we remember most.

We do love the outdoors — camping trips, backroad drives, and campfires under the stars — but most weeks you’ll find us right at home, sharing laughs, juggling schedules, and making the best of the season we’re in.

This site is our way of bringing everything together: the family projects, the fun, the stories, and the journey we’re still taking together.

Nichole’s Journey

Life threw us a curve we never expected. For the last few years, Nichole has been facing a complicated health decline that’s touched nearly every part of daily life. What started with subtle symptoms has grown into something bigger — severe fatigue, GI dysfunction, neurological changes, and a cascade of medical red flags that still don’t have a neat diagnosis.

Her case doesn’t fit neatly into the usual boxes. The straightforward explanations have been ruled out, leaving behind the rare, the overlooked, and the unusual presentations that don’t follow the rulebook. It’s frustrating, exhausting, and often overwhelming — but it’s also a reminder of why her story matters, even when medicine doesn’t yet have all the answers.

Here, you’ll find updates on that journey: test results, timelines, symptoms, and the very real ways chronic illness changes what “normal” looks like. It’s not written to dramatize, but to document. To give a clear, honest account of what it means to live with health challenges that are still unfolding.

We share this because stories matter. Because tracking the process helps us and might help someone else. And because even in the middle of uncertainty, we’re still here — adapting, finding meaning, and doing our best to keep moving forward.