Well, we won't be home on Halloween, we are going to the church for the Fall Family Festival. We are just hoping that a nice note on the...

Well, this past weekend was full of firsts. Noah had his first birthday! We had our first fire in our fire place! And Emma read her first bo...

Well, there are fires all over California. So I am trying to remember all these people, their homes, and these firemen in my prayers. I ha...

Okay, I just have to gush a bit about Trader Joe-San's Lightly Salted Cruncy Green Beans. They are so tasty, you could easily eat a bag...

Okay, I don't know if you remember this song, but Emma's Sunday School class was singing it a couple of weeks ago: "My God is s...

Ben is in Bakersfield for safety training...He left Sunday night, and will be back Wednesday night. The kids are really missing Daddy, but o...

Kids love Dora. The other morning, Emma was wanting to watch Dora. I asked her why she liked watching it so much, and she said, "It...

THE HIKE We took the kids on their first hike...well, first walking hike. They have been on various hikes in other ways, like in the backpac...

I don't know if any of you got those coupons...but I did. They seem harmless enough. I get coupons all the time, and I just throw them...

So, what do you do without air conditioning of any kind when it is 110 degrees??? Well, this is what we did to help everyone get some sleep:...

*NOTICE* My blog is full of many different posts, but since I am really lacking in the whole baby book department, I record momentous occasi...

I forgot to post my favorite picture from the park, so here it is. It is a rare occasion that we have a picture with Ben or I in it, let alo...

Okay, Emma got up two nights in a row to go potty at about 11pm. Normally, this would not be much of a problem, however, I had gone to bed ...

It is so cool to be so close to the park. Thought I would take pictures just in case it is not always the case.

Emma says to me this morning, "Mom! When are we going to start my homeschool?" (I am thinking, what do you think we've been d...

Okay, so my husband has been on board with all of our quests to eating healthy food, because he is also very conscious of what we put into o...

Okay, so for our wedding, Ben and I received a cookware set that we have been using for...let's see...seven and a half years now. It has...

Okay, so we all grew up on KRAFT Macoroni and Cheese. It's the best, I know, we all generally feel that it is the best (except those th...

I could overhear Emma during her "rest" time, and this is all I could make out... "Yes, I am going with John. (I'm think...

Okay, in case you hadn't noticed, food is on the tip of my brain. It usually is, between cooking meals, snacks, and dishes, I spend at ...