Tag: toddlers

Vacation with a toddler isn’t exactly vacation

parenting, toddlers
vacation with a toddler isn't exactly vacation

We arrived in Alabama with much excitement. Vacation, whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! I spent the first few days of it in Florida with my mom, and it was paradise indeed. Then I reunited with my children. We put JD to bed, and that’s when I remembered. Vacation groooooaaaaaaan. Vacation with a toddler. Does it really qualify as “vacation”? There are still fun times, but the story of vacation week #2 is definitely all about the little fellow we sometimes refer to as Angry […]

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Me Time? Or God Time? Juice, Or Milk?

attitude, God, home school, Jesus, parenting, school, toddlers

Last night, I felt restless in my spirit. You know that sensation that you get when you have plenty to do, but you don’t WANT to do any of it? I had the need to get out. Some people call it “ME” time. I don’t call it “ME” time. I never found spending an hour pampering myself to be refreshing at all. However, I DO find a nice, long, not too slow, and not too fast, walk to work WONDERS. […]

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“I wanna live like there’s no tomorrow..”

accomplishment, beach, California, toddlers

Today I took all the boys to the beach, by myself. Yes, it was a bona fide foolish thing to do. I might not try it again any time soon. It’s been warm here, and I just really wanted to go to the beach! The boys very excitedly dressed in their swimming trunks and packed in the van. We’ve never gotten ready to go somewhere so quickly! Do you have a soundtrack to your life? I am one of those […]

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Screwdrivers, Food, and Price Increases: Yes, it makes sense!

attitude, baby milestones, blog, blogging

Have I mentioned that I only have 4 weeks of teaching left for this year? Surely I have mentioned this because I am plumb GIDDY. The last few weeks of teaching are a lot like the last few weeks of ANYTHING. It’s getting a little sloppy. People that say “finish strong” are basically just getting on my nerves at this point. So here’s what’s been going on: 1.Caleb developed a sudden fascination with a screw driver today. The toys took […]

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One Does Not Simply Take Four Boys to the Beach

4 kids, accomplishment, California, funny stories, homeschool, little boys, New Year's goals, parenting, Point Lobos
One does not simply take 4 boys to the beach

When we first moved to California, I was so EXCITED!!!  I live within 10 minutes of beaches, swimming pools, hiking, an aquarium, glory, glory, glory!!! This is going to be FUN. We are going to take exciting field trips all the time, I thought. We are going to be pros at this. The boys will get to see how the beach is different every time you go. We went to the store and purchased wet suits. We had BIG plans. […]

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What did I expect this beautiful mess to look like???

4 kids, attitude, blessings, family, homeschool, housekeeping

BOOM!! bounce bounce bounce The school day is done, and I was answering blog comments, and I heard this loud noise. Don’t worry. All is well. I ran to check it out. I scanned the front yard. No one there, but it sounded like someone had hit our house with a basketball!  Weird! Just then, Joshua barged in the back door and proudly proclaimed, “I just kicked a soccer ball OVER the roof! I’ll go get it!” Big boys. I […]

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You know they aren’t all going to be this good, right?

babies, baby milestones, being frugal, John David, parenting, toddlers
You know they aren't all going to be this good, right?

It all started with Caleb’s scooter accident on Sunday…apparently that was an omen of sorts. The next big challenge was that we promoted J.D. to a toddler bed. This has never been a big deal for us. I remember Joshua was so good at sleeping on a toddler mat,

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Broken teeth, the Boyfriend Rally, and the Missing Dustpan

4 kids, Caleb, funny stories, kid quotes, little boys
Broken Teeth, The Boyfriend Rally, and the Missing Dustpan

Sometimes I wondered if my life would become less interesting as my children get older and “more mature.”

BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Nope. When people say that there is never a dull moment in raising four boys, that is a very literal, literal statement.

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I did try.

exercise, family, funny stories, God provides, little boys, parenting, recipes

The day I tried to take sleepy JD to Joshua’s basketball game…. Today is Joshua’s very first basketball game. I would love to be there right now, cheering that boy on. Go, Joshua!!! Actually, I WAS there. I just didn’t get to stay for more than 5 minutes. John David still seems to be in charge of my schedule. We can try to pretend like our baby doesn’t run our schedule, but we’re really just kidding ourselves. “Oh, I can’t […]

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Our New School

home school, homeschool

The boys are watching VeggieTales, John David is taking a nap, and Alan is at a CPR class that he has to take, as part of being basketball coach. So what is this? Time that I can write, without any little boys hurting themselves or others???  Sweet! I wanted to take a minute to tell you about our new school. Well, really it’s just the same as our old school, only we are moving it. After Christmas break, I said, […]

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