Amazing Week or Two

This week, four of my children met their Great-Grandfather and an Aunt and cousin for the first time.  That was really cool.  While visiting, we got to spend a day at a children’s museum in Ohio and go bowling.  That was really cool.  Now, the big kids are staying with Grandma while the babies and [...]

Thrift Store Finds

I am always amazed at the things people throw away, but you know the saying “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure!”  My favorite find of all time was the beautiful Laura Ashley king size quilt I found for $5 at a yard sale.  Today, I found three Longaberger Pottery pieces — a cookie jar, [...]

July 5th — Making Memories in the Nation’s Capitol

We woke up late on Monday morning with the whole day stretching before us and plans to head into D.C. for a day of educational fun.  Our oldest was only four when we moved away from the area 7 years ago, and even though we’ve been back for 3 years we haven’t actually managed a [...]

Book Review: Dinosaurs On The Move by Cathy Diez-Luckie

The big kids found this new book first, and managed to keep it a secret from the little ones for a full day before Anna and Caleb discovered that something was afoot. Then came the big discussion about who got which dinosaur.

It took a long time, but in the end the girls each decided [...]

July 4th at the Capitol

We had a fabulous family vacation on Sunday and Monday of this week, starting after church on Sunday when we headed to Fridays for lunch and then took the Dulles Tollway into Rosslyn, VA to our hotel. From Rosslyn, we walked to the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial Park where we set up our new Sportbrella [...]