My Family Loves It

Well Spikey isn’t really a “pet” but he lives in our backyard right next to our house and he has gotten so tame that the kids can pet him and people have picked him up. He really doesn’t seem to mind us much and if he did I think he’d stop showing up in the [...]

Last spring I was very pregnant but I wanted a garden so badly and did my best to grow one. It was an okay garden of peas, tomatoes, gourds, mini pumpkins and sunflowers. It was productive enough considering. This spring I planned to do a great garden. Last fall I had collected many bags of [...]

I saw a post over on Jumping Monkeys with some moments that Megan wants to remember. That’s a great idea and I need to capture some of my favorite kid moments. The logic in a kids brain is just so wonderful.
Ben: I lost a frog…because I can’t find it…it’s black and orange…and [...]

This summer it is very exciting that both our boys can play YMCA soccer on Saturday mornings. They are on different teams and in different age groups but they both play at the same time so it is really convenient. It is Ben’s first time doing a sport and its fun watching him adjust to [...]

I LOVE BABIES! Brand new and perfect. Here are pictures of our friends’ with their little girl and newborn daughter! Seeing her and holding her made me want another (even though I had my “just 1 yr old” with me).
Congratulations S & B!

We have a Whalen portable fire pit in our backyard and it is a lot of fun having campfires during the summer. Marshmallows and smores are wonderful, why save them just for camping? The fire pit is also great to cook hot dogs over. It has a lid you pop on to put [...]

This is a tip we’ve mentioned before, but I felt the need to put another plug in.  We’ve become big believers in toy rotation.  This strategy has 2 benefits.  The first is putting toys away and out of sight helps keep the house clean.  I installed some shelves in the messy side of the basement [...]

Here is Ben on a Kettcar that my stepfather found on the side of the road when my brothers were little, so it is a hand-me-down that once was someone’s trash. I love that! The boys love the Kettcar, its one of their favorite driveway toys and is used very frequently. Free is great and [...]

It rained after blueberry picking so I decided we NEEDED to make some chocolate chip cookies. The 3 boys sat on the counter and did all the work. Jamie and the dogs were down on the floor ready to catch the falling chocolate chips. Lots of cookie dough got eaten.
I like to follow the Nestles [...]

Today was our first trip blueberry picking this summer! I love blueberries and picking them too. I love that we live in an area where we can pick our own blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and apples. I make sure we take several trips to pick each one. We only went strawberry picking twice because [...]