I’m not sure why, but my boys are on this kick where they desperately want to learn to snap. I’ve tried breaking it down into simple steps, but it’s pretty difficult for small fingers. They were starting to make some sound this afternoon and excitedly showed me.
As they walked away, Brady said to Andy, “When [...]

There’s a joke here in Indiana: “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.”
Sad, but true.
This week, we’ve been dumped on by Hurricane Ike. We live clear up by Chicago, but we’ve received tons of rain. So much rain, in fact, that school is cancelled for tomorrow.
The streets are impassable and cars are stalling [...]

We are blessed to live in an area of the state that has a plethora of great parks. There are so many neighborhood playgrounds and giant county parks that we’ve been sort of “touring” them all summer to find the best ones.
Yesterday, we went to a new one, which Brady now calls the purple one. [...]

Nate had some rare time off this morning, so I made donut holes for the whole gang.
Don’t act all surprised… It was super easy. They turned out to be delicious, too. Not all that healthy really, but yummy in moderation. I’ll post the recipe below.
Connor was the first to try one and he immediately loved [...]

I love a nice, tart, crisp Granny Smith apple. There’s nothing like it.
My boys know that’s my preference when it comes to that fruit.
Last week, we were riding in the van. The boys were talking about colors and fruit. Andy said something about apples being red.
“Except Granny Smiths,” he said. “Those are green, right, Mom?”
“Yup.”
So, [...]

Here’s another pathetic attempt to give you a great idea for Works-for-Me Wednesday.
I’ve needed a wide-mouth funnel for quite some time. I priced one in a fancy kitchen gadget and, though it was stainless steel, it was $25! Personally, I think that’s a bit outrageous for what it is.
Recently, I was at a local big [...]

My kids have discovered their first major struggle with being one in a family of more-than-average-number of children: There are only two beaters to lick when making cookies, and many more tongues that want to do the licking.
And I thought the only drawback was trading in my beloved Jeep for a 12-passenger van!

As part of our Bible subject in school today, the boys and I read the section of Genesis including the fall of Adam and Eve.
They know what sin is and have no problem understanding that part (I wonder why!), but they had one question they kept asking me over and over:
“Mommy, how did the Double* [...]

My darling angelic Brady has hit a streak of whining. He fusses every time he’s told to do something, or every time he’s told, “No.” He has just become quite a complainer.
Let me just say that this is relatively new for him. His twos weren’t so terrible and neither we his threes. It’s just a [...]

Lest you think we have it all together (I’m sure you don’t.)…
I present a comparative study of just one of the complex “specimen” that live in my house. Compare and contrast, then leave your analysis in the comment box.

Here’s my gorgeous Connor, all snuggly and sweet.
It’s moments like this one when he’s likely to say,
“Mommy, [...]