Putting up Christmas Decorations {2012}
We are taking full advantage of our Thanksgiving holiday and putting up Christmas decorations. That’s right! We are one of those families this year. OK truth be told our garage door is broken and my...
View ArticleHappy Holidays From Our Family to Yours
Happy Holidays everyone! I wanted to share with you some of my favorites from this past week. There are so many it was hard to choose. In the top left is a photo of Silent Night being sung at our...
View ArticleBefore and After a Nine Year Difference
The challenge is a before and after photo which is what I chose from the 5 writing prompts from Mama Kat. I’m combining her writer’s work shop with a Wordless Wednesday. It doesn’t really make any...
View ArticleSpring Break for Kids
It’s Spring Break for kids around here and we didn’t plan a thing! All extra activities are taking the week off. We get to do anything we want as long as it doesn’t cost extra funds or involve any time...
View ArticleThe Houston Kids Triathlon 2013
Our boys participated in this years Houston Kids Triathlon. The race was the Sunday before the Boston Marathon. As a Mom, a fellow athlete and blogger there didn’t seem to be a good time to write about...
View ArticleMother’s Day Craft Ideas
A group of moms asked me, “What are the best Mother’s Day craft ideas you have seen this year?” First, let me take a moment to say “Thank You” to all the teachers out there that help make Mother’s Day...
View ArticleHow Was The First Day of School?
In our small town parents are rejoicing that our routines are back in place and the kids are back in school. The traffic was slow, the line for Starbucks was around the parking lot but no one seemed to...
View ArticleWhat a Party!
We are now the proud owners of a full fledged teenager. Our son is now official and ready to partake in PG-13 movies. We started out the party this morning by adding a pin to a broken finger (football...
View ArticleCourt of Honor Ceremony
We have a scout in our house and with that comes lots of traditions one of them being the court of honor ceremony. The ceremony is to show their family the badges that they have earned. This is the...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights
It’s the last game of the football season for our family. Our son spent most of it in a cast with a spiral fracture in his finger. I’m sure it was difficult to stand on the side lines practice after...
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