I’m pretty sure we made record at the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for having the most, and the youngest, children there at one time Wednesday night – bringing up six kids ranging in ages from 2-8 years old. The Lodge sits at an elevation of about 6400 feet and is only […]
Traveling, time warping, and finding a new routine
When I sat down at my computer today and looked at the calendar I realized it has been a full week since being at my computer, at all! A week since telling you about the first day of school. So where have we been? We’ve been traveling, time warping, unpacking, and now finally, trying to settle […]
The day my “run-flat” tire went flat, and smoky!
This is a little off topic from my usual natural mom content here, but I just have to warn, vent and tell about what happened to me on Tuesday. I drive a 2009 Honda Odyssey, Touring model. It has all the bells and whistles like a built in GPS and DVD player. I like the […]
Do you recycle while on vacation?
It pains me not to recycle. Especially on vacation when we are the most wasteful, buying things that come in convenient containers and beverages that come in cans and bottles. Every year we come to Rosemary Beach I stack up our recycling hoping to find something to do with it other than putting in the […]
Tips for road tripping with children, as they grow
We just made a 500 mile trip to the beach and along the way, I realized I’ve gotten pretty good at road tripping with children. As I was thinking about doing a post on tips for road tripping with children, I was reminded I already had! Jennifer over at Family Friendly Knoxville wrote a great […]
Weekending, in the NC mountains
On this long weekend, we are spending it in a blissfully beautiful place, stomping in the grass, dipping toes in the water on an unseasonably warm day, playing with rarely seen cousins, catching up, being outside and breathing fresh clean air. It is wonderful. It is is nature. And we are soaking up every moment. […]
Hello from the high alpine, in Snowmass, Colorado
This is a quick pop in to share some photos of us having fun in the Colorado snow. So far there has been lots of glove carrying, hats to counts, bibs to keep up with, helmets to buckle and feet to get into boots and on skis. Not to mention the snacks to have on […]
And we’re off, flying a family of five!
This morning we set off, out of the house at 5:30 AM for our first trip flying as a family of five. We’ve flown a lot with kids. But it seems we’ve had a dry spell since the birth of our third daughter. Maybe the purchase of a minivan had something to do with it […]
Weekending
It was an extravaganza of a long holiday weekend for us spent visiting family from Colorado, in Georgia. Tree swings were built, a zip line was installed, treasure boxes were built, plays were produced, crafts and food were made for a Thanksgiving Feast, bonfires where had, and lots of marshmallows were eaten. We’re back home […]