Fun Things

  • Is This Blog-worthy? I Think Yes.

    This past Sunday, I wanted to be outside so, so, so badly.  It was beautiful!  It was Palm Sunday!  The pool was gorgeous!  The sun was shining!  Friends were texting me about splash…

  • New Friends. New Pins.

    This past Saturday, I took the kids to an Easter party that was hosted by one of the parents from Gracie’s class in school.  Chris and I have gotten to know a lot…

  • Art Festival Goodness

    This weekend, we loaded the kids up on Saturday morning and headed down to the Lake Eola Arts Festival. Lake Eola is this giant lake in the middle of downtown Orlando. The city…

  • Tuesdays

    This afternoon, I was driving with the kids to my mom’s house.  As we drove, Bean and I talked a little bit. “Mom,” he asked.  “Is it Friday?” “Yep,” I said.  “The weekend…

  • The Festival of Gracie

    The term “birthday” is so misleading. “Birthday” (singluar) would seem to imply that the celebration lasts a single day. Our family is either doing them so right or totally wrong because birthday celebrations…

  • Alien Encounters

    Have you ever been on the ride “Alien Encounters” at Disney World?  It may not even be there anymore.  It scared the bejeezus out of me the first time I rode it years…

  • Inappropriate Parenting

    So, the other night, we were sitting at the dinner table and I tried to tell Bean a joke. Only, he didn’t understand it. Chris and I quickly realized that he didn’t know…

  • Why Moms Take All the Pictures

    While we were at the beach over Christmas, Chris and I tried to get a picture together. Unfortunately, our arms weren’t long enough, so this is what the picture looked like: Totally frame-worthy,…

  • Don’t Bother Me. I’m Relaxing.

    Ohhhhhhh, imaginary friends.  I cannot tell you how wonderful our Christmas vacation has been so far.  We have seen family and friends, eaten until we are about to pop, slept late and napped…