We took Cami to get her 2 year old pictures taken this evening. Knowing Cami like we do and her fear of other people, let alone people she’s never seen before, we were a little nervous about taking her for
Happy Birthday, Cami!
Tuesday we celebrated Cami’s 2nd birthday. I cannot believe it was 2 years ago already that she was born. Time is flying faster than ever! There were a lot of things that ‘flopped’ with her birthday plans, like not getting
Weekend Getaway, Day 3
Saturday we got going right away so we could get checked out of our hotel and meet Cathy for breakfast. When we were at Cornell, Cathy was our neighbor and quickly became a part of our family. She is an
Weekend Getaway, Day 2
Friday morning we took the kids to the Sciencenter. The all time favorite ‘exhibit’ for any kid there is the water with the ducks. Caleb took charge and had whatever kids were there at the moment building dams, directing water
Weekend Getaway, Day 1
We took the opportunity to steal back to Ithaca, NY for the weekend. Actually, it all started because Chris needed to go to Cornell for a conference for work . . . he realized it coincided with the infamous Ithaca
Grandparents Weekend
We had a great weekend with my parents in town. Granted, the reason they were here was a little sad. My great-grandmother passed away last week. She would have been 100 years old in July! Her funeral was Friday so
List of Gratitude
Things I am grateful for so far this week: – first of two weeks off of school (the teacher can be excited about no school too!) – spring cleaning started with 3 boxes of kids’ stuff to donate – beautiful
Pencil Drive in Action
Yes, this is my third post about my nephew’s pencil drive (see here and here), but I just wanted everyone to SEE the difference they made in some of the Iraqi children’s lives. My sister posted pictures, which are very
Spring Tease
Spring is trying to come – we’ve had lots of rain then cold temperatures but today was in the 70’s! It was amazing! But, wouldn’t you know it, we’re back to rain and cold temperatures tomorrow. So, the kids and
Baseball Season is in Full Swing
This year we are experiencing the great juggling act of two kids in baseball/t-ball, different teams, different fields, same time, one parent. Hopefully there aren’t too many games that coincide but tonight was the first and thankfully it worked out