Tree Farm Cheaters
It was around the time when kid #2 came along that I gave up the idea of going to a farm every year to chop down our own tree. That was what I had grown up doing and I have fond memories of candy canes and coco and that freshly cut tree smell. When the twins came along, any inkling of tree farm hope I had held disappeared. Love my kids and their busy-ness… don’t love the idea of going out in the freezing cold to a super muddy farm to try... Read More
My Kids, Santa’s Elves
Whew, this has been quite a transition for all of us. Clint played stay-at-home-dad for a couple of weeks, then, last Thursday we started the kiddos in daycare. Clint was home for Thursday and Friday so we could do a first-run of how daycare will work without him having to also start his first day at his new job. Then, Monday, he became a working man again, I continued on my job, the kids continued at daycare, and Colby started a new Kindergarten... Read More
Wyatt is going as “Dead Meat” for Halloween.
Here’s the back story: Wyatt and Zander have decided that they’d rather play than nap at naptime. They’ve been crazy. There have been more poop stories. They’ve been jumping around the room and falling off of the bed. It has been stressful, especially since two two-year-olds minus naps equals craaanky toddlers in the evening. Since today is Halloween and automatically a crazy day, I needed them to take good naps. After 20 minutes... Read More
It’s that time again! {Giveaway}
Every year, Clint and I make a game of when we see the very first Christmas commercial. It seems like they come earlier and earlier… We just saw the first one last week, several weeks before Halloween. Holy schmoley. So, since I guess the holidays are around the corner, even if I want to pretend they aren’t, I’m going to start the holiday celebration going by giving away free schtuff. Read More Read More
Why I love 9-11.
I haven’t watched TV all week. I have flipped the channel every single time any 9-11 coverage has come on. It isn’t to shield my kids from the terror. It isn’t because I’m not patriotic. It isn’t because I don’t want to remember. (Well, okay, maybe it’s a little that I don’t want to remember.) Read More Read More
A Weekend of Bliss
Oh my gosh, you guys. I have to tell you about the weekend I just had. Here’s how it started: Received invitation to one of my best friend’s weddings and saw that was a whole weekend family-friendly ordeal in May Got excited about the whole idea, RSVP’d immediately A month before the wedding, realized that taking 4 small kids to a place for the weekend that would likely involve late nights, partying, and fun, did not, in fact sound... Read More
The nail polish doesn’t make the man…
Ack! Almost a week with no post?! Sadly, my blog isn’t the only thing that’s been neglected. Mount Foldmore has reached record-breaking proportions and I’m pretty sure the crockpot I used to make dinner on Monday is still dirty in the sink. Read More Read More
‘Twas a Year for the Maddoxes {2010 Edition}
I love Christmas letters, especially when they’re short, sweet and entertaining. A couple of years ago, I started putting our Christmas letter into the style of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Here’s the 2010 edition: In PDF: ‘Twas a Year for the Maddoxes Have a wonderful last day of 2010. Here’s to a great 2011! Read More
Recap: The Santa Gift Dilemma
Quick note, since I know you’ve all been dying to know what we ended up deciding to do about the Santa Gift Dilemma… We didn’t swap the gift. The more I thought about it, the more comments I received about breaking his heart… the more I knew I didn’t want to go out of the way to get the movie into his stocking. I know my little man and I wanted to see how he would deal with it. Sure, he’s five, but as I have learned... Read More
The Santa Gift Dilemma…
Here’s the deal: Colby has asked for one and essentially only one present this year: How to Train Your Dragon. He asked Santa, he asked his grandparents, he told anyone who wanted to know what he wanted for Christmas that a “Train Your Dragon movie” was all he wanted. Lily, in the same fashion, said that she wanted a bunny that hops. Santa found and bought that bunny (one of those FurReal pets). Santa didn’t buy How to Train... Read More
Cookie Wrecks {Photoblog}
Friends don’t let friends bake without the proper equipment. In the case of Christmas Cookie Fiasco 2010, the missing essential items were cookie cutters. Though I’m significantly more artistic than oh, say, a rock, I am not so artistic when it comes to cutting shapes out of dough, freehand. I’m also not the most amazing baker. You could even say I’m not a master baker. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.) I’m particularly... Read More
Sometimes, I don’t like my kids.
It’s true. Of course, I love them. I love them to pieces. I love every little hair on their heads, every blue fleck in their eyes, every inch of their adorable little bodies. But sometimes, I don’t really like them. This morning was one of those times. Read More Read More
Christmas Quirks
It’s totally cliche, but this really is one of my favorite times of year. Even this year, with things being pretty dreary for us on the financial front, I am insanely excited for Christmas morning. At the same time, I almost like the build-up to the big day even better! Here are some little quirks of mine around Christmastime. I hope you’ll share yours, too! Read More Read More
Christmas Lights and Crazy {Photoblog}
Last weekend, I took Colby and Lily to a popular light festival in the area. We met three other families there, so it was a crazyawesome mess of children, lights, and excitement. Despite the fun-ness of it, it actually turned out to be a bit of a frustrating experience, because Colby was insane. No, I’m not kidding. He completely lost his mind. Read More Read More
7 Days of Thanks {Photoblog}
Last November, Facebook was flooded with daily “Today I’m thankful for” status updates. I loved the idea of finding something every single day to appreciate, so I decided to take it one step further. (Almost) every day for the month of November, I took one photo that depicted something I was thankful for. It was more of a challenge than I had expected! Especially on those bad days, it took a lot of effort to find something to capture... Read More
