• Our Very Hungry Caterpillar: Day Three

    Wowzah! Today was a much better day! And we discovered the source of yesterdays bad mojo – Two new molars are coming through! My oldest was with some friends for a bit today so it was just me and the ‘little’ ones. We busted out our caterpillar tunnel and had a great time chasing each other through it! My 15 month old was even able to say “excuse me” when she wanted to get out and her sister was blocking the door. They love closing the door and peeking through the little window, getting tickles from the outside and will just laugh and laugh simply crawling through to each other.…

  • Our Very Hungry Caterpillar: Day One

    So today was kind of a crazy day – our fridge broke and we had to have someone out to fix it. Personally I love how outgoing my kids are most of the time but today they just kept wanting to say hi, tell the poor guy he was being too noisy, that he shouldn’t touch wires, how they wanted to try his tools and of course show him their socks. Which while adorable wasn’t very helpful… Luckily we were able to contain them slightly in their highchairs with a snack so he could actually finish! Then we had appointments most of the morning and late naps for the kids.…

  • Entertainment

    One lesson I’ve learned being a mom is don’t waste your money on toys. My steadfast rule if I’m just looking around is nothing over $10 (I know it sounds cheap) and even then it has to be really worth it.  And my kids are very well stocked! Of course we get bigger stuff for their birthdays, holidays etc. and they have some very generous loved ones, but I find most of the expensive toys (unless they are a big ticket item) just don’t pan out. In fact many of my kids favorite toys are the ones you make at home.   This morning my kids played with ONE thing…