We didn’t do a party this year because we figured it will be the last year we can get away with not having one. Even still, I feel exhausted. The day started before 7am with Phil telling me we should take the kids to IHOP for breakfast pancakes. Master N LOVES pancakes. I wasn’t terribly […]
We’ve been to Riverbend Ponds twice now. Once with the kids and once without. It’s a nice easy hike with approximately 2-3 miles of trails depending on which you take. The trails take you past several ponds as well as along the river and through some wetlands. There’s a lot of opportunities for birdwatchers and […]
I had a dream last night that I had a great idea for a blog post. I remember half waking up and thinking, “That’s great I should write this down now because it’s GOLD!” Of course I have no idea now what it was, but I was sure it was going to be fabulous. 🙂 […]
We like to get outside when we can. I remember going on bushwalks as a kid, especially with my dad. He liked to find the local wildlife, usually reptilian, by looking under rocks and logs and in trees. I have a lot of memories of finding, and sometimes holding, snakes, lizards, frogs and tortoises. Even […]
My almost 3 year old girl had an evaluation this morning to see if she still qualified for special services. She originally qualified when she was a little over 12 months. They assessed her as having a 25% speech delay and provided us with in-home visits by a speech therapist once a week. They also […]
Today looked like a beautiful day so we decided we’d go for a hike as soon as Miss I woke up from her morning nap. I got everyone all dressed and packed the bag with water and snacks and toilet paper. (Master N and Miss M can not go on a hike without needing to […]
So today I got to sleep in. I’ve been single parenting while my husband was in South Africa for the past week so it was truly the best gift he could have given me. The bacon and eggs he brought to me in bed at 9.45am didn’t hurt either. Also Miss M bit Master N. […]
Do You Have Any Crayons? 