Back from vacation, look what greeted us at home… We packed a lot of fun into our trip — camping, Niagara Falls, family, beach, and of course lots of good eats. All complete with fun, fun, fun as you can see… Settling back into reality with one last glass of wine. Don’t judge, the youngest…
Tag: Kids
{Check It Out} Back to School
Next week is back to school week. I swear every summer feels shorter and shorter. We never get to everything on our list before the back to school rush begins. No choice but to dive right in I guess. This year we will be dealing with a new school and a new routine. My daughter…
Vacation, All I Ever Wanted…
I am doing my best to reacquaint myself with reality since getting back from our trip. I will say that it is actually easier after a two weeks than after only one week. Not to say I wouldn’t prefer being on a beach but at least I actually feel like I had a vacation. We…
There was one?
Monday came way too quick this week, the weekend was jam packed and didn’t include any downtime to just do nothing. We had my daughter’s summer show, Willy Wonka Jr. She was a candy man kid, ensemble cast, they did a few dance numbers. The four weeks went by so fast, the show was actually…
Schoooools out for Summer!
Today was my daughter’s last day of 5th grade and the last day at her current school. Next year she will be attending the middle school. She has mixed emotions of excitement and fear. The summer program she is doing is in this new school, so hopefully by fall she will feel a bit more…
Look Ma, no ketchup!
We finally took the four year-old to see Sue the dinosaur. He has been asking forever. He loved it, though I think he preferred the mummies. It was a tiring day, that Field Museum is a like a fun house. Once you start down one path there is no existing until the end. And holy…
The Impressionable Years
As a parent you hope to pass along your wisdom to your children. You strive to instill good habits in them. Making their bed, doing homework on time, being polite. You turn failures into “teachable moments” and emphasis making smart decisions. Then there is a moment when you realize that despite your best effort some…
I Can’t Tell a Lie
I love dessert but am not a huge fan of baking, too precise for me. Finding an easy recipe to bake up is always a pleasure. Today we all had off for President’s Day and needed some activities to fill the day besides TV. The kids and I made these cherry brownies, as it so…
Swinging into Spring
We are “this” close to a green yard and the season of swingsets. OK, not quite but at least the temperatures have been warm enough to get the kids outside. My daughter has been so excited to swing on the swing set last night. Though our swingset has no functioning swings these days. We are…
Valentines
My daughter decided she wanted to make all her valentines this year. She is over the store bought ones, dread this sounded like a major effort to me. I stumbled across some origami heart valentines that were right up her alley. She loves origami and can make some wicked complicated stuff. I am always baffled…