We’re having a great time with Grandmommie and Pop-Pop here!  We had a leisurely morning, I took Auntie to work while the kids stayed home with the grandparents, and then we went to the children’s farmstead this afternoon.  Then, we had some fabulous local barbeque, which seems to have been caffinated based on how hyper [...]

Okay, I’m completely frazzled… My in-laws arrive tomorrow and I need to: catch up on laundry, straighten up the house, mop the floors, srub tub/tile in hall bathroom, put sheets on the guest bed… Plus, tomorrow is Wednesday, which is our botanical gardens and children’s farmstead and lunch with Auntie Erin day. So, I’ll [...]

Well, I just made laundry detergent!  Wild, huh?  I used this recipe and I’m hoping that it will turn out well, but I have to let it sit overnight to gel.  It comes out to costing about $.01 per load, and has no dyes or perfumes, so hopefully it won’t irritate anyone’s skin (we have [...]

This morning, Carina and I took the kids to the children’s museum and they had a great time.  Killy spent over an hour building a big truck with plastic gears and was sad to go when it was time.  We went to the pumpkin patch this evening and the kids picked pumpkins, and then we [...]

Suddenly, its lovely chilly weather. So chilly, in fact, that David put the electric blanket on our bed. I know its a terribly un-hippy thing for me to have/use, but I LOVE my electric blanket!
The kids have been uber-cute this week. Ellie’s new trick is that when you say, “Can I have [...]

One of my friends hosted a Portrait Party this morning.  The photographer set up in her living room and all the kids played in the basement while each family took their turns doing portraits.  It went very well, I think.  Killy and Ellie were absolutely adorable, and I think there will be some BEAUTIFUL pictures [...]

Today, David and I hiked 8 miles with the kids!  And, we did it in 2 hours and 15 minutes.  I carried Ellie in the Ergo, and we used our single jogging stroller to contain Killian.  The kids slept through most of it, actually.  Its a trail we’ve found in a local park that actually [...]