While visiting our friend last week in North Carolina, after reading a library book about a girl who eats bugs, Ashton confirmed that she was going to cook up some worms and eat them.  She…

  Having a teenaged cousin is awesome.  He plays, he drums, he wrestles, he plays video games, he loves legos.  Perfect for both kids when we get to visit him and his family in Knoxville,…

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We went on a trip to a park recently (I took the phone along and had fun taking pictures that way) and had a fun time playing and walking together in this lovely and new-to-us…

She drew everything she wanted for a week prior, talked about it almost constantly, sang and bounced around more and more each day,  and finally she had her birthday.  We spent a quiet day as…

The kids and I visited an old and dear friend in Asheville, North Carolina this weekend, staying for several days in the peace of her warm home.  We explored the city, played in the woods,…

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Clay is really such a fun, clean and easy way to keep the children happy, do a fun art project, and end up with little toys to keep forever.  This is FIMO or some other…

They took the risk of swimming in February, even after I warned them.  They brought extra clothes just in case, and they used them after getting soaked and shivery.  Then we went spent a lovely…

When Cedar and his dad are together I really never know what to expect.  The two of them are so much alike, they get into all sorts of fun and interesting explorations and conversations, and…