Back in March or early April, we had to plan out our summer and block off the dates we wanted for our lake house since it was already filling up with reservations. We didn’t want to miss out on the fun. And in my enthusiasm to get down there and kick off the summer in […]

Now that school is officially out, I loaded the boys up in the car and headed straight for Carlton Landing. What a difference a year makes! A year ago we were in the craziness of moving and discovering I was pregnant (surprise!). I still laugh about the epic mess that first weekend was here. It’s […]

I spent the bulk of my childhood in a car with my mom, riding  from our house to school and then back again. Twenty minutes each way made for plenty of time for conversation. Mom always said that she never wanted to carpool with other kids because she really enjoyed that alone time with me, […]

  October is a busy birthday month for us with both Simon’s and Jude’s birthdays within two weeks of each other.  Jude’s birthday fell on Wednesday this week, and we celebrated with a grandparent party at our house. His one big request was a strawberry flavored cake (YUM) and an Xbox. I was more than […]