Well, we’re back from the shore and we’re already missing the waves and sand. What better way to enjoy being back home than to go cherry picking! This is becoming a tradition for us after we return from the beach. Apparently, the weather has been perfect for cherries this year and our local orchard had [...]

Darling Daughter’s party was Saturday. We did a “craft camp” kind of party, with three different crafts that the guests rotated from table to table to complete. Oriental Trading was my source for crafty goodness, including sand art magnets, bead bracelets, and decorate-your-own paper watches.

Do you know what a fox sounds like when it’s stressed out? Well, Bob and I found out at 4am yesterday morning. Apparently, there was one very unsettled foxy camped out in our backyard. Initially, I worked the sound into my dream. I don’t remember what I was dreaming in particular, but I remember looking [...]

We hop over to the local library just about every Friday. Today was quite snuggly as we sat on the library couch reading together. The rain patted on the huge windows of the library, which looked out over the thick, pre-summer greenery outside. Perfect day for some library read-aloud action.
The kids and I have made [...]

Meet Rita. We are quite possibly the only family left in America who, until now, had not adopted the glorified beanie baby that is a Webkinz. This was our daughter’s birthday gift. It took her a while to grasp the concept of her toy having a whole clandestine life on the internet separate of what [...]