summertime

  • Summertime!

    Okay. I know I’ve been stangely quiet here lately. But, it’s just because life is seriously always C R A Z Y! Can I say that again!? Life is so crazy. And, now that we are in a pretty good… Continue reading

  • #ELMOMMA31 31 Days of Blogging in July

    El Momma, July 2015 We did it! This is my final post of my self-given challenge to blog every day for the month of July. We went on a few random thought trails, but for the most part it was… Continue reading

  • Working full time with kids…it’s a whole new summer

    What a difference! We are 5+ weeks in with a few weeks to go and this summer has been very different from the last 10 “summers with kids.”10 years ago, we were “in the throws” with a newborn baby boy-… Continue reading

  • Summer Week 5 Theme Week- performance week

    Our youngest turned 3 this summer. One month before his birthday he asked (completely unprompted) for a Willy Wonka birthday party. It was a perfect idea, so we got to work. We asked our family to join us for the… Continue reading

  • Summer Week 4- Theme Weeks- Water Week

    Last week, while the Nation celebrated our Freedom on the 4th of July, we prepared for a week long celebration with Water as our theme. The first objective of water week: learn to swim!  Swim lessons  With a bird’s eye… Continue reading

  • Summer Week 3- Theme Weeks- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Regift!) Week

    Last year we went to the big recycling center in West U for Recycle week. This year we decided to do things a little differently. We have 2 bins of recycling that get picked up bi-weekly at our house. We… Continue reading

  • the start of summer and a plan

    Summer is a crazy, wonderful time for us. The kids are getting older and have more specialized interests. My hope and goal for the summer is typically to keep them happy, busy and friendly with others and especially each other.… Continue reading