My one year old daughter skipped her nap today. It doesn’t sound like a big deal right? Well she was just taking 2 naps a day and now suddenly we went to 0 a day. What happened to 1 nap a day? Related PostsDaughters Birthday PartyTomorrow is my daughters birthday party. She is turning one [...]

My lawn care service is really stupid. First they overcharged me a ton of money for putting in winter grass. Then they billed me for a bunch of unnecessary sprinkler work that made things worse. I will be doing the sprinkler work from now on and putting in grass myself next time. If they are [...]

Christmas this year will be on the lean side. We are cutting back on the kids presents. We are also not giving gifts between the parents this year. Also our family is not buying presents for everyone but we are doing a lottery so each person buys for only one other person for Christmas. Related [...]

Tomorrow is my daughters birthday party. She is turning one year old. We have invited our friends and family from all over to come and celebrate with us. It should be a lot of fun. My daughter is so cute and busy playing and trying to be a big kid. Related PostsWhen you need to [...]

I have a little bit of a cough today. I have noticed a lot of this going around. My kids were also sick for awhile but are feeling better now. Hopefully I can get some more sleep and be better equipped to fight off any colds or other sicknesses. Related PostsTips for Dealing with a [...]

The state fair is coming. I really love the rides and food at the state fair. My family and I love going and it should be a ton of fun this year. I love the cotton candy the most. I am not sure how I feel about the dancing bear that will be there though. [...]

So far the baby will not take a nap. She just cries and refuses to go to sleep unless I hold her. I guess she wants me to hold her for the entire two hour nap. Sigh. She used to sleep really well but in the last few weeks she has had a lot of [...]

This weekend I have the kids to myself due to a wedding in California. It shouldn’t be too much work and things should go pretty well. I am actually really looking forward to spending some more quality time with them than I usually do. And if I run into any problems my parents live nearby [...]

Summer is winding down. But my family and I still had some fun playing in the pool. Actually we spent more time in the sprinklers with my kids running around the water with occasional dips in the pool. As long as there is water there my kids are happy and will play all day. Related [...]