the world of weed

We've spent a few days with Grandma and Grandpa and are going home later today. Here are some pictures from our visit. Sunday morning ...

This morning I was at a garage sale with Rachel. While I was digging through a bin of toddler clothes Rachel came up and told me, "Mom...

Tonight Daddy came in to kiss Rachel goodnight as I was putting her to bed. He had taken off his sweaty shirt from the gym because he was g...

For the last few days I find myself thinking, "I really need to update my blog," but every time I think about what to write about,...

One of Rachel's favorite phrases, when we tell her that she can't do something is, "When I'm bigger?" But she uses it...

Tonight at dinner Rachel said she needed to go potty, which she did, quite independently, I might add (hooray!). When she was finished I to...

Why does it not surprise me that this is Rachel's new favorite book? We read it multiple times a day.

In honor of July 4th yesterday we took Rachel to the parade downtown (downtown is relative....we live in a suburb, so the downtown is very s...

Eight years ago today was my wedding day! I wrote a lot about that day here last year, so I won't expound upon it much today. But look w...

EDITED--If you read this already, read the end....I added some. Sorry I haven't posted a lot lately, but there hasn't been much fodd...

When my nephew, Ethan, was little the music truck would drive through their neighborhood. It wasn't until Ethan was much older that he f...

For Father's Day today we decided to take Rachel to see her first movie--we went to see the Disney movie, "Up." We haven't...

My husband enjoys camping. Read this post for more back story about this. But despite his trying over and over to get me to go, I still had...

Just a quick post.... This weekend Rachel's been outside without shoes a couple of times. She finds this terribly funny, because you...

My camera broke while we were on vacation. Somehow I managed to crack the screen. It still works, meaning I can take pictures, but the scree...

On Sunday we took an impromptu trip to the beach....of sorts. It's just a reservoir with a small beach, but it's a beach, nonetheles...

So for the last month I've been planning this trip to Disney World. But now plans have changed. Instead of going to Disney World, guess ...

I don't think I've mentioned one of Rachel's favorite past times lately. She's a puzzle fanatic. Our fireplace is covered in...

Saturday It was my husband's birthday, and we were heading to the Grand Canyon. Someone told us they had been there the day before and i...