Made Me Stop and Think...

"We stand at the crossroads, each minute, each hour, each day, making choices. We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to think, the passions we allow ourselves to feel, and the actions we allow ourselves to perform. Each choice is made in the context of whatever value system we've selected to govern our lives. In selecting that value system, we are, in a very real way, making the most important choice we will ever make."
~ Benjamin Franklin

Pain in the...

Hi dear family and friends. We love sharing our family's adventures with all of you. We also love to hear your comments. We have started to receive a lot of unwanted comments and so we have added the annoying word verification and comment moderation. We still want to hear from you guys. Hopefully this will resolve the issue, otherwise we will have to do invitation only. Thanks for bearing with us!!!

Fashion Gone Wrong

Lylee has some really fun and cute accessories, but she went to far with this one. Lucky for her, she's still little and cute so she can pull it off.

Ice Skating With Preschoolers

I didn't know what to expect from Taylor's class field trip to the local ice skating rink. It was pretty fun. They have these little walkers for the kids. They're called "easy glider". They also have these for adults, "tall walkers". They also have a sled with a tall handle to push the very little ones. After they clean the ice they shove the extra "snow" into a big pile on one side of the rink. This was Taylor's favorite part. They have a big bulls eye one the wall above the snow. The kids are allowed to throw snow balls at the target. Every once in a while, snow would started coming from above. Every kid immediately stopped whatever they were doing, looked up and opened their mouths to collect the snowflakes. I feel a little guilty that he hasn't really had a lot of exposure to snow. They also have rubber claws that you can wear over your shoes when they kids want to keep going, but you're not able keep going.

All in all, I'd be happy to take him again, maybe all of us.

Who Needs a Rollercoaster?

I think this one speaks for itself.

Smiley Lylee

She is getting big so fast!

Mom's Little Helper

Taylor was a big help cleaning up and putting the Christmas decorations away. Last year he cried every time that was taken down and put away.