Entries from May 2009

May 27, 2009

Boys will be…Chatty?

My boys love them some manly man time, for sure! They love to dig, plant, scrape, dump, tackle, wrestle, and manhandle everything. But, I tell you what, our Jackson also likes to get his gab on. That boy can taaaaallllkkkkkkk. And I have absolutely no idea where on earth he could have inherited that trait!
Exhibit [...]

May 25, 2009

Summertime at the Sprayground

Have you ever been to a sprayground? Let me rephrase, if you have kids and thus a reason to be looking for a good dose of summer sizzle meets shady fun designed to wear them out in time for a good nap, have you ever been to a sprayground? Today was our first time. We [...]

May 21, 2009

My Kind of Homerun!

We took Jackson and Micah to their first major league baseball game on Tuesday night. It was 70 degree weather, a balmy sunset, a cool breeze, the wafting aroma of chili fries and nacho cheese, and fireworks. In short, it was a delicious slice of tasty Americana.

We dressed them in the XL free team T-shirts [...]

May 19, 2009

On the Go

Those of you who have traveled even occasionally will appreciate the excruciating pain that is traveling with kids who have to “go” often and at inappropriate times while in transit.
See, I planned to begin peppering this blog with little tidbits of travel advice for those of you contemplating packing up young infants and flying home [...]

May 18, 2009

Not Me Monday

Yes, it’s that cathartic time of the week again where we admit that our laundry’s never done, our dishwasher’s gone into permanent depression at the miracles we expect from it, and there’s a sock behind the dryer that will never, ever see the light of day again.
Oh yes, folks, it’s that magical, [...]