Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

So the boys have been on a real kick of “Boys Rule, Girls Drool”. It’s been a bit of a conflict as a mom outnumbered by boys. I honestly don’t know where it comes from, but I’ve been trying to reinforce that girls are God’s incredible creation too, and a gift. Different sure, but not …

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Tooth Fairy Meet Siri

Brooks lost the 4th baby tooth from our 80 baby teeth to loose in our family this week. Unfortunately, we are already horrible with our Tooth Fairy Duties. I mean honestly, how can we forget already? We were doomed…UNTIL we thought of Siri and setting up a reminder. Tooth Fairy meet Siri. Technology 61. Memory …

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Friday Funnies: Funniest YouTube Kid Videos

So yesterday I was throwing a pity party for myself, craving Chickfila, and perusing Pinterest.  Multitasking at its finest. Low and behold, I stumbled upon this post from Alysa at Inspired RD {beautiful things happen on her blog, by the way}. And as much as it hurt my back {which is remarkably better today} to …

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When You Take Five Guys to Five Guys…

Friday night I took my five guys to Five Guys. Heh. There must have been some “crazy” in the peanuts, because this is what happened next… Thank goodness one of the “guys” stayed sane in the process. =) They put the HAM in Hamburger.

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Sometimes You Have to Choose to Laugh So You Don’t Cry, Especially When It Involves A Gas Station Bathroom

So everyone has a gas station bathroom disaster story, right?  We have several… Normally I wouldn’t share them, but you know how sometimes you have to choose to laugh instead of cry?  This is totally one of those moments, and the laughing will come easier if I share it with you.  (No worries – no …

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Henry Hula

Henry has earned a lifetime of nicknames in his short little life.  Henry the Hiccuper, H.Sam, 2-12, Smalls, Hen, Henners, Mr. Bo Jangles, and Henry Houdini are just a sampling.  There’s something about him that just makes him so fun to joke around with…he gets sarcasm so well and can play right along with a …

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If You Give Sick Kids a Cupcake…

(A new take on If You Give a Cat a Cupcake) If You Give Sick Kids A Cupcake {on their Birthday} they’ll want to blow out the candle… Blowing out the candle will make them smile and forget about being sick for a short while… Smiling will lead to laughter… They’ll need some silliness to …

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Trying NOT to Make the Headlines

Have you ever watched one of those political talk shows on TV where they invite several “adults” on the show and they all talk over the top of one another.  You can’t understand any of them! I personally find it annoying. As our boys continue to grow and gain more intellectual independence, they also have …

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