The last two nights, we have had family dates. In my opinion, these are just as important and special and our normal husby-wifey date nights. Two nights ago we made an indoor fort in our family room, using an abundance of couch cushions, and settled in to watch the first Harry Potter movie {Ryan has…
On Veteran’s Day, one of our dearest family friends invited us to come along with them for a day spent in Oak Glen, California. Husby got off of work that morning from a two-day shift. We pulled together and attempted to quickly tackle the morning routine while trying to diffuse little arguments between our kids…
Today has been very long day. A very good day, but long. A day of perspective as I had my son’s annual meeting with school to go over his goals based on his Individual Education Plan. It is always a nerve racking day. One that makes my tummy do flip flops and when it is…
‘Tis the season to get out of the house and experience the holidays through a variety of festive outings! Here is a list of hand-picked, and carefully thought-out, events and activities that are all family-friendly and reasonably priced…if not free {in the Southern California area}! Most of which we have been to ourselves, and have…
Ok so the pressure is upon us….well I guess just around the corner? So many of my friends are chatting about when and where they will be taking their family photos and what card company they will be using. Pressure right?!!! The pressure to find the perfect card the perfect picture where your family is…
Last night I wrote my “Gratitude” post. This morning I checked my email and found this from Paper Coterie… Fitting, right?! This looks like a darling family project. You can download the following “Jar Full of Gratitude” for free off of their site {here}. I loved that they recommended keeping the jar {year round} and recording…