To the most amazing man I know… Happy Father’s Day Baby! We miss you and we are SO proud of you!

This week marks the 2 year Blogiversary of this blog.  Seth had just returned from a 14 month deployment, I was 5 months pregnant with our third child in 4 years, and I found myself wanting to be more of a writer than a reader of the hundred or so blogs that I followed. And [...]

I think playing in the dirt is genetic… Do you share hobbies with your children? What are your plans for the upcoming weekend?

Awww yeah… party in the Minivan… Armoral Wipes in da HOUSE baby… PSH – don’ you be dissin on my Huggies Wipes yo! Deys DA BOMB! Awwwww yeah…. She was lookin so FINE after I cleaned those fitted Weather Tech mats… Pimp my “coconut bay” ride baby! How often do YOU go on a date [...]

When Jacob was 21 months old, I was 36 weeks pregnant with Will. This photo was taken in St Louis, the day we shipped our car for our move to Germany. Less than two weeks later, William was born – Jacob was 22 months old. When Maggie was born, Will was 22 months, and Jacob [...]

Bed head + rock star sunglasses + crunch berries = Ever have a bad hair day? What are the things making you smile today?

I never understood why my mother kept magazines in her car. That is of course, until friday when I was 10 minutes early to pick up my children from school. Do you keep magazines in your car? How do you spend your last few minutes of quiet before the storm?

There are few things as lovely as the feel and smell of freshly washed bed clothes hung out on the line. Do you ever hang your laundry out to dry in the warm summer breeze? Or do you prefer the “fabric softener + dryer sheets + tumble in dryer = softest towels on earth” method?

Thomas Jefferson once said “Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands.” As a child, much of my life was spent helping my mother [...]

Here are some more of the pictures from our Memorial Weekend trip to Lorraine Memorial Cemetery. Superman just before the ceremony. Foreign Military men in uniform – oooo la la! Arrival of Honored Guests Advance of the Colors Red licorice = Quiet children during the National Anthems. Walking the grounds after the ceremony. The Visitor’s [...]