On our way…

Our vehicles were a bit loaded as we pulled out of SA. Only one vehicle could see out the back window. *sigh* Not having a lot of experience pulling anything (especially without use of a rearview mirror), I chose to drive the kid vehicle. Luckily they both took naps, just not at exactly the same […]

Mommy Cuddles

Mommy, will you lay down with me? I need some Mommy cuddles! – Nathan, 2 1/2 So, has anyone figured out how I can bottle up these moments and keep them forever?

Stepping Out

Wow, I can’t believe that it has already been 5 weeks since I quit my job! The time does fly. Some of you may not even know about all of the big changes we are going through right now. I have been intending to post about this for some time. I wanted to wait until […]

30 Things I’ve Done

Picked wildflowers on soccer fields (instead of playing) … Used a first modem at the age of 2 … Won the Most Original Decoration prize at Sunray Funday’s turtle race … Held a season pass to Sesame Place … Won grand prize in the 7th grade science fair for studying the effects of cotyledons on […]

9:02 am

The kids are at Gramps and Gran’s house this week and it’s been several days since we’ve heard a sweet little voice announcing the time: “Nathan, it’s six – three – five!” Today I got quite a surprise when I rolled over to finally crawl out of bed and the clock said 9:02 am. I […]

It’s Orange!

…and other random thoughts… I went to the ATM today and got a couple of the new orange $10 bills. I like the way they look just fine, but had to laugh when I came home and saw a very green $10 bill with a cartoon-ish drawing of Hamilton from the kid’s play money stash. […]

a Great Trip!

We made it back home tonight around 7:30 PM after being in the car since 11:00AM. It was a long but productive day. We Traveled to Dallas this past Wednesday so we could see a precious new baby. My brother and his wife (Sam & Christy) are now proud new parents to a new baby […]

MagnaDoodle Fight

We have 2 travel-sized MagnaDoodles that we keep in the car, but both our kids prefer the blue (newer) one. Emily picked the blue MagnaDoodle up yesterday as she was climbing into her seat and Nathan got very upset that she had it and not him. The problem is that when Nathan says MagnaDoodle, it […]

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Hmm, what does one write when they haven’t blogged in well over a month? So many things that I could have blogged about, but I didn’t. So you’ll just have to settle for the super condensed version. Christmas with George’s Family – Enjoyed seeing George’s brother from San Diego. Got to see a tattoo machine […]

Huggles, Sudoku, and Oolong Tea

I had a very nice afternoon today. After church and lunch, I offered to let Emily spend her nap time out on the back porch swing. The weather here was just perfect. Sunny with a cool breeze. A wonderful day to be outside. So, I decided to join her. Shannon and Nathan were napping in […]