The menu for breakfast in the bathtub was changed at the last minute from blueberry peanut butter oatmeal to already-made banana chocolate chip muffins because the birthday girl was hungry, really hungry, and the rest of us had slept in. There were wonderful presents to open, followed by a relaxing…

In the morning on Christmas Eve, Auntie Dot took the three big kidlets to Barnes and Nobles.  Dr. Peds and Uncle Don went out to visit outdoor gear stores, and I stayed home with the three little kidlets.  First we made wrapping paper, since I didn’t have quite enough for…

There are two Christmas Eve services at our church, and while I’ve never actually gone to the second, later service because I’ve always had little people with me, the first service in the afternoon is always packed to the brim.  This means, to find a seat, plan to arrive early.…

On Sunday afternoon we baked cut out sugar cookies and I made some terrible frosting, and everyone decorated a plateful of cookies. Since I ended up making a lot of cowboy hats and high heeled cowboy boot cookies, I thought it was appropriate to face time Auntie Amy Texas.  She…

My kidlets are crazy about the game “Struggle for Catan.”  They play with Dr. Peds whenever they get a chance, and they were very excited to have Auntie Dot and Uncle Don join the fray.   It’s fun to watch everyone strategize.  It’s fun that my big kids can play…

The cousins are here!  The cousins are here!  It was so hard to wait for them to arrive, and Mr. TOF especially was so very excited that they were coming to OUR house!  There is a lot of cousin love happening between all parties involved.  We are so blessed to…

Flap.  Flap.  Flap.  Flap.  YaYa is on the way out the door for an event, wearing a pair of not-so-very-well-made but very loved shoes.  On the right foot, the bottom of the shoe is held in place only by a thread near the toe, and it’s a miracle that the…

It wasn’t the release of the movie that inspired Mr. Sneaky Pants to start reading The Hobbit,  rather, it was seeing several enticing LEGO sets based on Lord of the Rings that got him very curious to know what this whole story is about, and he knew that the story…