Uh. Those superheroes be mine. Grocery shopping is exhausting. Grapefruit be growing. Everyday LEGO battles are a necessity. O. My. Word. The cutes. We go on dates and ...
Rather than cheat and drag these pictures out into 5 different posts (which I would totally do), I am opting to just dump them all here. He doesnt find us nearly as humorous as we find him...
Well, I asked for a LOT of things for Mothers Day. To be specific: These and maybe one of these. Or perhaps something perhaps maybe a little bit like this. I could go ...
Abbie loves to read. Loves it. However, she has this tendency to balk when I encourage her to read a specific book, as if my recommendation seals its fate as a terrible book. And by balk, I mean, thr...
I wont use all 1000. Promise.After school the kids are required to get their homework and their chores done and then if theres time left (which there is often not due to feet-dragging) we can go outs...
Oh yay! Its an ice cream. Though, not really. Its actually a cupcake. Have you ever tried to make these? I did once a couple of years ago. Made a HUGE mess. Fortunately, my neighbor is much mor...
Its totally normal to eat bubbles. I know I did it when I was a kid. You did too. Im sure of it.Though, I am fairly certain there are no pictures of me that are quite so incriminating and frank...
Recently Anna (8) told Matt, "I hope I marry a husband like you." When pressed for what exactly she meant, she explained that she hopes her husband is goofy and funny and makes her laug...
And there goes another one. He lost this one on the bus, claims he almost swallowed it. Try not to get lost in those dreamy eyes. Hes a charmer, this one.
I can be an honest mother when I admit that the time my children spend doing chores is one of my favorite parts of the day.I know that when I was growing up, my parents tried so many times to get a r...
Around 6pm on the Saturday before Easter, I begged the husband for the chance to run to Target to maybe find something new to wear to church on Sunday. The girls all had new dresses (courtesy of my a...
Recently, I found this lovely flyer designed by Miles.Best Burp Contest Do you burp a lot? Why not go win 1st or 2nd place in the contest? Then what are you waiting for? Lets go!Im not sure whet...
YMCA. Back in November-ish, we joined the Y. Were done having kids which means I finally have my body back. For good (In theory).Id been going pretty consistently: three times a week or so. Until the...
In commemoration of Lucass fourth trip around the Sun, I decided to celebrate with a photo shoot. But not a proper one with nice clothes, no. Im way too lazy for that (I should change this blogs name...
Our children LOVE to create. Most children do. Left to their own devices, they will hide away in their makeshift craft room (read: upstairs bathroom) and create all manner of posters, advertise...
Sure. Right. This kid is almost always up to no good. I heard once that toddler boys who were particularly difficult turned out to be easy teenagers. This MUST be true. Its what keeps me going. Its a...
I would, just once, like to get a really nice picture of the husband and I. Im not complaining. This isnt terrible. But you know, I like him. Id like to capture that essence...
Ive been doing a lot of thinking lately about wealth. And riches. The husband has a good job. He works very hard and provides well for our "little" family. All of our needs are met...
The bike trail that runs behind our house really is one of my favorite things about where we live. It enables us to take leisurely walks as a family. Someday, though, when everyone is old enoug...
Its amazing what a little thing like donut holes can do for your day.Especially when Daddy is the one doing the treating.Is this the way it is at your house? Moms the meanie. The enforcer. Dads...
How many siblings does it take to get Libby a drink?One to be a step stool. One for safety. And one to hold the button. Good thing for siblings.
Oh hi. Yes, yes. This is me. No makeup. Not that I wear it any day other than Sunday. So, basically, if you know me, this is how I always look. But did you notice??My hair is in a ponytail!...
This has been one of the worst Winters for sickness. And not just for us. Almost everyone I know has kids whove been perpetually sick. If it wasnt puking, it was mysterious rashes, pneumo...
Next week is Spring Break here. Of course, that means it is summer weather here in sunny Florida.Were going to try to make it to the beach, and we have a couple of other things planned. I believer, h...
When I was growing up my mother would typically allow us one Free Day per school year. Yes, thats right. we were allowed to skip school. I will add that it wasnt allowed to be on a day when we had an...
The way things go around here is what I like to call casual. Other people call it lazy. Im okay with that. Im up with the school kids (and often the littles) by 7am. I spend the next hour ...
We are not a big-time fancy party people. But we like friends and we love food, so when it came time for Libbys 2nd birthday (that we knew she wouldnt remember anyways...) we went casual. We inv...
This awesome treehouse.My sister in law, Audrey, did it first and so much better. But it was a good way to pass the time and provide my girls with a home for their 80 billion Squinkies. And after I f...
I admit that I am not a sock knitter. I appreciate warm and lovely handknit socks as much as the next person, but as it turns out, I didnt actually enjoy knitting them. Enter Susan B. Anderson. She p...
Even tiny babies need socks!
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