I Promise
Today I took the kids to my “old” school (the one I just left teaching for several years to stay at home). I loved going there and seeing all my old colleges and former students. I had waves of hugs …...
View ArticlePumpkin Carving 2012
We carved our pumpkins the night before Halloween. I see all these fantastic carvings on pinterest and wonder how they do it. I’ve never been great at carving pumpkins. We do it every year, and have a...
View ArticleThe Man With the Yellow Hat Costume
Landon loves Curious George. We had a Curious George birthday party no too long ago (with a man with the yellow hat cake!) and he requests to watch the show almost every time for his tv time. So it was...
View ArticleEveryday Life {Pumpkin Patch}
So this is a bit late, as we went quite a bit ago but I figured I would share our pumpkin patch adventure. We went to a new place that I had heard good things about. They are also a … Continue reading...
View ArticleEveryday Life {Jumping in leaves and applesauce}
It’s finally fall here. Our weather finally got the memo from a month and a half ago that it’s fall. There are a ton of trees in our neighborhood and town and it’s just beautiful to drive through and...
View ArticleEveryday Life {Fire Station Tour}
When we moved to Chico I joined a great mom’s group. We have weekly play dates and several activities each month for the kiddos (and moms!). This last event was a fire station tour. Landon has been to...
View ArticleBedtime Blues {how we made bedtime better}
We’ve always had some form of bedtime battles with Landon – really since a few months after going to his big boy bed and discovering that he could get out of bed on his own. I am pretty sure our …...
View ArticleCardboard Box Lessons
Landon was taking his nap this afternoon while Riley and I had some play time together. There are a few empty boxes in the living room from recently shipped Christmas presents that both boys have been...
View ArticleOur little fish
Many of you (the “old time” followers (aka my mom)) may remember me talking about how Landon had such a fear of water. We tried everything to get him in – and he finally made it near the end of …...
View ArticleFunny Things Kids Say {Part 1}
Funny Things Kids Say Kids say the funniest things. So innocent. So new to the world of language. I can’t help but to write down all the sweet and funny things he says. Here’s the last two months worth...
View ArticleRaegan Grace
Meet Raegan Grace: Before we moved from Yuba City I was part of a wonderful mom’s group. While I was only a member there for a short time before we had to move, I got to meet some wonderful ladies …...
View ArticleChanges
When trying to think of the many creative ways to announce the news we finally settled on this, a video of Landon. The plan was to have each set of parents and close family over and show them the...
View Article{Exhaustion} How to cope with the first trimester with young children at home
I’ve been quite absent here in the last few weeks. In case you missed it, we are expecting our third child. While I am not unfamiliar with the exhaustion of the first trimester, I am having to learn...
View ArticleDIY Fire Truck Birthday Party
Landon’s best buddy, Nathan, turned 3 a while ago. He had such a fabulous fire truck birthday party. His mom (one of MY best buddies!), Kelli, went all out with everything fire fighter and fire truck –...
View ArticleNot Your Usual Mother’s Day post
I remember when I was pregnant with Landon and we were setting up his nursery. I came across a lullaby CD we received at his baby shower and put it in, just so it was ready, and pushed play. I was...
View ArticleWhere I’ve Been
It really has been forever since I posted last. Like 7 months forever. In the blogging world that really is forever. I have still been here and reading the sweet comments about the freezer cooking and...
View ArticleEveryday Life
There’s not a type of illness I hate more than the stomach flu. I will take a cold, sinus infection or even strep throat over the flu. We’ve had the dreaded tummy bug go through our house pretty much...
View ArticleThe things you do as mom matter
The things you do as a mom matter. All of it. The things you think don’t matter, the things you hate to do, and the things you love to do. The Lego building and block stacking and pretending to eat...
View ArticleAre you serious about sleep? {Giveaway!}
When Landon was a baby he was not a great sleeper. In fact he was a pretty crummy sleeper. One of the things we found that helped him was the use of white noise. Since then (4 years later and two more...
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