We really enjoy trying new recipes on a regular basis. Some are “okay”, enjoyed for the evening but not tried again. Others get added to the “second try with edits” pile, where we think about what tweaks would make it even better. There have even been a couple of attempts where we looked at each …

  It is easy to keep your toddlers and younger kids involved on Easter with all those interesting activities and fun filled games. But, what about the older children? How do you keep them involved in the spirit of Easter and spend some quality time together? You will likely need to put in more efforts …

I have always loved having a garden, but we have not always had much space or time to get a bigger garden accomplished.  We have had success with a few small flowerbed veggie gardens, where we have grown carrots, okra, onions, snow peas, radishes, squash, and zucchini.  This year, with the boys being a little …

Captain Fussybuckets is four and Baby D is two, so they are both right at the prime ages for loving “Yo Gabba Gabba.”  They were beyond thrilled when they found out that we were going to see them LIVE!  We saw a different Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! show in 2011, so we KNEW it was …

I think it is fair to say that most kids enjoy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  I know my kids sure do.  Our family goes through a jar of jelly in a short time because we like it with toast, biscuits, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, too, of course.  Our preference has always been …

The Captain and Baby D’s current favorite book is “Corduroy” by Don Freeman.  I loved this book as a child, so it makes it even more special that the boys love it so much!  My mother, the boys’ Grammy, was the one who introduced Corduroy to the boys, by reading them books when we have …

The Captain is just now able (and willing) to sit still for a book and he LOVES being read to.  His current favorite books are “Corduroy,” “Why Do Feet Smell,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and the stories from his children’s Bible.  He’s also very excited because he is learning to read on his own.  We are excited, …

Captain Fussybuckets takes after his mommy and has a big sweet tooth.  Luckily, he LOVES fruit and most of the time his sweet tooth can be satisfied with a bowl of strawberries or grapes.  Sometimes, however, it is nice to be able to let him enjoy something sweet and special.  It’s even better when he …

Is America headed towards healthy with a nationwide soft drink ban ?  I’d say not in a million years, but things are definitely changing.  Yahoo! News reports “with tax proposals, looming bans, DIY soda machines, and consumers’ increasingly health consciousness on the rise, soda companies could be entering a dry spell.”  The article goes on …

I scoured the internet and some books for the perfect St. Patrick’s Day craft to make with the Captain the other day and I just couldn’t find any that were easy and engaging enough for him to do by himself.  And let me tell you, this kid and his brother LOVE to do things by themselves and …