To say that I love the ocean may be an understatement, but it will do. I never feel as liberated ( in all manners) as when I...

Last weekend we went down to south texas to celebrate Mark’s Nana’s 80th birthday. We partied with a water slide, a bounce house, a pinata,...

My mom, with a $15 garage sale purchase, single-handily won Liam’s heart, again: a bike this time, not spider-man shoes. He’s been riding the pedal-less...

The boys, like most young children, starve for new information. So, where do they go for bedtime stories? The encyclopedia, naturally. Well, the other night...

I think I’ve mentioned Blythe’s scream before — the  one that sounds like a ring-wraith. At 18 months, it only grows more powerful by the...

As I mentioned in the post before, Liam has a little stomach bug right now, so he stayed home from school to rest. Liam: (entering...

Being at least two feet smaller than most people around you must leave you with a sense of being unseen, and therefore unheard.  That’s my only...

Yesterday, we (the entire family) planted our first vegetable garden. I had no idea the amount of toil this would require, managing the kids and exactly how...

  I remember as a child and teenager hearing, “why are you so eager to grow up? What’s the rush?” Even as a little person,...

Meet Sweetie-McGoody… …and now, the cougar. Blythe adds so much dimension and personality to our little family. Even at almost 17 months, she demands an audience. The Sweety-McGoody-Blythe greets...