It is the last day of a jam packed fun filled 10 day vacation to the beach with our kids. I’m exhausted, They’re exhausted, but our memory banks are full of awesome adventures. Most of you understand that a vacation with kids is really called a trip. Although it’s an amazing time filled with fun memories,it’s also a lot of …
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Ain’t no plant whisperer
I did not inherit my mothers ability to garden. If I have a green thumb at all, it’s buried deep deep inside my plant killing hands. The two Some Ecards above sum up my gardening perfectly. One day I’d love a yard full of flowers. But there is one plant, a beautiful red mini rose bush, that I have been …
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Our shoe pile…
This is our shoe pile. I hate our shoe pile, and yet we always have a shoe pile. We’ve never been a house that makes you take your shoes off upon entering, but as soon as we walk in the door, literally 5 steps away (or 10 if you’re Cohen) shoes come Flying off and land in this mass pile. …
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The Pinterest-less Party
My sweet n’ spunky Cohen just turned two this past week (What?!) and we had a family party for him…and excuse my french but there was not one damn Pinterest pin to be seen. I didn’t hand craft his invitations out of home spun paper (gasp!) I didn’t have any educational, creative or elaborate games for the kids…we told them …
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I said Yes…
While the littles napped, Liam came to me and sweetly asked if we could share a “cup of warm, not hot, cocoa.” My first thought was of the mess, the effort and the extra sugar that that would involve, but then I looked into my oldest’s sweet face and realized that my son wanted to spend a moment with me, …
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Spur of the moment adventure
Last night at 12am, my hubby and I were scrolling our phones hoping sleep would come when he rolled over and said, “let’s go to Monterey tomorrow for the weekend!” Although it takes a lot more work with 3 kids, I’m always up for an adventure. So as soon as everyone woke up, we threw some necessities in a bag …