Merry Christmas! We’ve started our celebration early over at my parents’ house with my brother and sister and all their families. This is what Christmas is for me – everyone hanging out, opening presents on Christmas Eve, and eating yummy food. The anticipation of the kids as they’re begging to open presents is great. I […]

Today I went with my sister and my nephews to go snow tubing at the Bricktown Ball Park, affectionately known as “The Brick.” Every year, Chesapeake Energy sponsors a giant snowy slide set up in our local ball park. I’ve always wanted to go, but this is the first year I’ve been able to swing […]

Woo hoo! Let the Christmas celebrating begin! I am thrilled to pieces this year. I really am. It is such a different year than last year, and I am so grateful. Our tree is in the family room this year, and I am really enjoying it. It’s just so cheerful. I wish I could leave […]

On Friday night in honor of Jude’s birthday, Simon and I took Jude to Lake Arcadia to the Storybook Forest. Held every year, it’s a fun non-scary Halloween activity. They have a variety of classic storybook characters on a trail that you walk through, and the kids get candy at every stop. It’s a pretty […]