Tag: family

Mak’n Hamburgers Tonight

Mak’n Hamburgers Tonight

It is 2016 and the campaigners vying for my attention are relentless. No, not “those” campaigners, the Mini Macks (V), (very independent) . Cody is currently the loudest making his platform known,

Cody Turns Three!

Cody Turns Three!

Chocolate cake and lights was all I had to go on for Cody’s third birthday party. I knew I had hit the target when he woke up to find lights strung throughout the living and dining room and his eyes followed the colorful strings of lights to a big chocolate cake in the center of…

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Changing Trees

Changing Trees

“I like you in your underpants…” I say with a giggle to Cody who has entered my room with exuberance wearing only his new underpants. He giggles at my compliment, receiving exactly what he was hoping for. “I love you too,” he says as he runs down the hallway laughing wildly and running with his…

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California Has Broccoli

California Has Broccoli

We all have the choice to be swayed by outside opinion. Just the other day Rory was trying to convince me why she should go to California. Ryder was trying to convince her otherwise as he knows she isn’t getting a trip to California until she is at least five. “Rory, there is broccoli in…

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“Too”

“Too”

Exploration involves a level of risk. In the unknown there is chance for something greater. History shows that exploration often pays off, but not without sacrifice. Ryder will tell you that the Settlers in Jamestown took a great risk coming to a New World – between the excessive mosquito population that attempted to devour them…

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