This past Sunday we took a little ride down to the local Tractor Supply to pick up a new compost bin and we found these little Bantam chicks. We have been thinking of getting a few chickens to keep in the back yard for a while. Bantam is the perfect breed for our suburban yard. They grow to only 1/5...

We were at an important appointment. This is when the child who only poops every 3 days or so decides it’s “time to go”.  There was a blowout involved. It was cold outside and I had forgotten to put extra clothes in the diaper bag. of course. This is what happens when you have big...

On Tuesday April 27th, we celebrated Payton’s 6th birthday in a big way… We went to a character breakfast and ate cupcakes for breakfast. He made new friends. Payton got to choose which rides we would go on. On top of the list was the Buzz Lightyear ride, of course! The kids were even...

I haven’t been updating like I had hoped while on vacation. Disney is like this beast that swallows you whole and then spits you back out all battered, sunburned and exhausted …. on a daily basis, yet we keep going back for more. We are on day 6 of 8 and honestly, I am not sure if I am going...

Tips,Hints and Our Experience. So we decided again to skip the whole stroller thing. It still seemed to be more trouble than it was worth. Amelia (3) and Payton (almost 6, not 5 like I said in my previous post..ahem) did perfectly fine walking ALL day on their own. Today we even added the additional...

Planning a vacation for a family our size that is fun, relaxing and (somewhat) economical can be a challenge. We decided this year to take a more extravagant vacation than our usual and hit Disney. Our children are what I think are the perfect ages, from 3-12 years old. Also, my 3 year old has an unhealthy...

11 Days before Christmas and I still didn’t have our Christmas cards out. Heck, I didn’t even have a picture for the card. The kids happened to have a music recital to dress up for so I took the opportunity to try to get a picture the perfect picture for our last-minute cards. Of course we...