Our Adventure #2? We walked over to Hyde Park to attend the Winter Wonderland Fair. The kids were in heaven. We have never attended a fair like it before and they were thrilled to get to ride rides and just
Thanksgiving in Kentucky
My sister, Helen, and her family hosted Thanksgiving this year at Fort Knox, Kentucky. They were so great and accommodating as the list of company expanded over a short period of time. I can honestly say I had never been
Halloween Recap
This year we went the simple route and just planned costumes around what we had in our dress-up box. We ended up with a cowboy, a cowgirl, a 50’s Poodle skirt girl, and a fairy princess. The kids were thrilled
Pumpkins . . the Easy Way
October flew by somehow and before I knew it, it was the week of Halloween and not a pumpkin in our home. Monday afternoon we made sure to schedule in a quick stop at the closest pumpkin patch we could
4th of July Weekend
This 4th of July was a great weekend because Chris had half the day off Thursday and all day off Friday. If it weren’t for a few things we were in charge of over the weekend, we would have taken
Father’s Day
We had a pretty low-key Father’s Day compared to our Mother’s Day festivities. Chris didn’t get breakfast in bed but he did get to sleep in as he didn’t have his early morning meetings. The kids sang with the Primary
Mother’s Day Get-Away
My Mother’s Day gift this year . . . a get-away! And a surprise one, at that! Chris did break part of the surprise to tell me we were going away a couple weeks ahead of time so I could
Happy Easter!
We went along with the local public schools and had a Spring Break the week before Easter. It was a great break to get things done and then move on to some of the fun things, like Easter crafts. Hannah
April Fool’s Day
I will be honest – I do NOT like April Fool’s Day. I guess I just don’t have the right sense of humor. Growing up this was never a big ‘holiday’ at home either. My first real experience with April
The Christmas Gift that Gives Twice
My sister’s family gave the younger kids a plate kit for Christmas. They all designed their own plate on a piece of paper then sent them away to be made into a plate. The wait to have them done was