Summer Boredom Busters – Get Creative
In order to amuse your children during the summer, sometimes you have to think outside the box. Like, WAY out-of-the-box. In fact, so far out-of-the-box, …
Preparing Baby Dude for BlogHer
I snarled. He giggled. We’re practicing our parlor tricks for BlogHer. He’s succeeded quite well in performing for bloggers before. It’s gonna be AWESOME. What …
Our Fourth
Upon waking our sun-soaked bodies from a well-needed night’s rest, we filled our aching bellies with Poppy’s homemade french toast, got dressed, sprayed ourselves with …
The Story Behind the Toddler Antennae
You saw the picture yesterday. My sweet, ball-of-fire toddler in her funky hair-do. Here’s the video that took place. And the story behind it? As …
Toddler Manicure
Oh no, she di’int! Yes, yes I did. I let my toddler give me a nail ‘do. (FYI, this polish was water-based nail polish which …
Name This Photo
After the fun I had with Father’s Day, I wanted the caption fun to continue. Some mothers are the kinds of mothers who freak out …
A Photo Story – Father’s Day
(This is about how it went…) It wasn’t all bad, though. We whipped out a surprise or two. Like this cloth diaper made from a …
Father’s Day Crazy Christmas-Style
Amidst my preparations for Operation Daddy (aka Daddy-Works-Late-Let’s-Make-Him-Some-Stuff-for-Father’s-Day), I have my toddler busily working at the dining room table in a brilliant, elaborate plan to …
An Unplanned Day
Amidst blistering heat and preparations for homemade chocolate ice cream, the lights went out. Not exactly what we had in mind for our day. Luckily …
Summer Boredom Busters – Water Fun
If school hasn’t gotten out for the summer yet, it will soon. One of the most dreaded phrases our kids can say is “I’m bored”. …
Fun in the Sun
We went to the pool this week. Every day. We’re hoping to move to the housing area that has this pool here on post (which …
Toddler Photo Fun
Mark the calendar! My two-year-old’s ornery days are numbered. No more tantrums, no more talking back or the ‘terrible-twos’, nuh uh. No more, sister. Unless …