Let me tell you a story about the time we had our own real life nightmare before Christmas. There are times when things just don’t go the way that you had hoped. Embarking on a looong car trip with four children is a foolish brave thing to do. It all began around 10pm the night before we left. I walked into Dan’s room to get something, and I noticed he had a very wet sounding snore. “Oh no,” I thought. Around […]
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Jellystone Time! So Nonna and DaddyO left on Wednesday, and Friday we planned to head out for our biggest family vacation yet: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Jellystone Park. The boys were so excited. Alan and I were so exhausted, but somehow we pulled it off –sort of…. We called it our Williamsburg trip, and we totally thought we’d get to see Melody while we were there, but we knew we couldn’t commit, our tribe being what it is… And we […]
» Read moreLook who’s 8 weeks old!!! weight: 14 lbs. height: no idea We got back from vacation Tuesday night. Wednesday and Thursday we got a few things done, such as Daniel’s physical/ 2 year old check-up. We finally got around to it because he has to have it to start preschool! He did have to get one shot, which left a big fat bruise, but he handled it very well. Dan’s stats: 30 lb. 37 inches. Just a few months […]
» Read moreDay 2: Dutch Wonderland Toy Train Museum and the Baltimore Aquarium Our plan for day #2 was to take the kids to Dutch Wonderland. Instead, we woke up to rain and flash flood warnings. (I was secretly excited to not have to walk around a burning hot theme park and breast feed a baby there every three hours. I think theme parks are the hottest places in the world, thanks to all that asphalt.) We searched the […]
» Read moreFamily Road Trip Day 1 Lancaster, PA Alan and I really wanted to give the boys a taste of vacation fun, while doing something that is not just fun for them (like a theme Park), but also fun for us. Alan knew that after reading one too many Wanda Brundstetter novels, I was longing to visit Lancaster and get a peek at those Amish folk. We knew that any road trip/vacation we took needed to be short […]
» Read moreThis weekend the kids and Alan went to a family reunion in Georgia. So here I will attempt to tell you about a weekend…..that I wasn’t actually a part of! Ha! I’ve heard the story from several sources, and it sounds like a good time was had by all. They stayed at a park that boasted such amenities as spacious cabins and on-site alligators! To all of you that were there: I so wish I could’ve been there. Next year!! […]
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Frying Pan Farm Park Today Alan took the day off work, and we all visited Frying Pan Farm Park. Everyone had a good time, in spite of the ever-present chill. They had farm animals, a blacksmith shop, a wagon ride, a carousel, and a playground. They have a nice playground, and of course the boys insisted on playing on the playground as soon as we got there. We felt like Caleb was really channeling his DaddyO in this fleece vest. […]
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