On Chaos, Peace, and the End of Perfectionism
I guess I started this post over a month ago, but chaos intervened and I never got around to finishing it. You know what I say to that? Que sera…
Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden – 1/8
The Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden - a little walk in a tiny little park in Glendale that Paul and I took on 11/15 with the three littles.
4th of July Weekend — Friday morning
Oh how wonderful and marvelous a thing it is to have had a three-day weekend with my WHOLE family at the ranch! It has been months and months and MONTHS…
Gallery of Fools
Brutal honesty time: I only took these pics so I could play around with my new gallery feature. But my kids have a limitless capacity for crazy faces, so it's…
New Years Day: First Photo Walk of the Year
Here's a passel o' pix from our walk at the AZ Center on January 1st. We started out by meeting the Grands for a quick lunch at McDonalds. It was…
Outtakes from New Years Day Photo Walk
Laurent got to pick an activity for the family on the international holiday that is her birthday (also known as New Years Day). She chose lunch with the Grands, followed…
Celebrations of December: Jacob turns 15!
One of the advantages of having a winter birthday (at least, in this family) is that Grandpa and Grandma are always in town to help celebrate. This year, on the…
Of Pools and Parties
Yesterday was a day of much celebration. In the morning, I gathered the 9 children from our house (our 7 plus two cousins) and went over to the hotel where…
Boys on a Swing
Sometimes I bemoan the fact that we have not been able to afford to purchase any play equipment for the children. Although for years we've had a trampoline, they do…