It has been so warm and nice around here that the kids have decided it’s swim weather.I personally think they’re crazy, but how can you turn down faces like these when they ask to swim?We’ve also spent a bunch of time at the park soaking in all the nice weather.But wouldn’t you know that it…
(That’s short for Time Out For Women, in case you, like me before this weekend, have never been to one of these shin digs.) And if you haven’t been, man alive you better figure out how to get yourself to one because I can’t believe how well-run and outstanding this whole event was. I really…
I have the worst memory known to man, which sometimes leads me to wish I had more pictures with my Mother growing up (this really is my last tangent on Motherhood pictures). She is one of my greatest heroes and I know her only as a teenage-to-present mother since I can’t remember the rest (the…
I love Lucy’s face in this picture: But on to my “catch-up” post… Aside from the “I Love Lucy Project” hoopla (which could be a full-time job in and of itself) and all the Christmas gear-up, there’s been other stuff swirling on around here that I haven’t had a chance to write about. And I…
In November Dave took me to Mexico. Cabo San Lucas to be exact. With some of our favorite friends:I hesitate to even write about it because, well, it was pretty amazing. But when your friends can get accommodations like this:With this view:…and this kind of service:for free… and they invite you to come along, what…
My family just drove off to our annual Thanksgiving morning tradition: The Turkey Trot. We LOVE heading out each Thanksgiving and running hard with the kids before we settle down for all the turkey and mashed potatoes. Over the last five years it’s become an important part of Thanksgiving over here. (I’m acting like I…
Boy howdy. I’m still wiping the sweat from my brow from all the Halloween hoopla last week. I’m not going to lie, Halloween is no piece of cake…especially when you have four girls to doll up multiple times. And to be honest, I was pretty much so tired and overwhelmed with everything else going on…
We went on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera with 23 people. Dave’s sister and brother and their families along with us. I wish we had a group picture, but alas, we don’t. Here’s Dave’s brother and sister:And some of our offspring (they have six kids each):We had fun on the boat. I mean, four…