I don’t remember the last time I’ve gone on a Girl’s Nite Out, but I did last night! I went out with 6 friends last night to The Melting Pot for the first time ever – wow what an experience!! I would have been totally lost looking at their menu had one of the girls […]

Spring weekends are so fun – it’s when the weather is JUST right for getting outside and enjoying the beautiful new colors. We’ve had lots of fun biking and going to the zoo and all sorts of things the past two weekends. I’m not back to my full blogging self yet, so here are our […]

I had a bunch of heavy, long-winded posts last week, so I was in the mood for something a little more light, with just fun pictures. A month ago when I was going through my baby album looking for a 15 month photo of myself to post next to Ali, I noticed that there were […]

I entered this photo/story about Ali and her Great Grandma in a Mother’s Day Photo contest at 5 Minutes for Mom, and it is one of the 15 finalists! Or maybe 20 finalists. . .I think they couldn’t narrow it down. Anyway, please, please, please go to the site and vote for us! Down at […]

This is a picture of Ali holding Chris’ Grandma’s hand on her 90th birthday – when Ali was less than 8 weeks old. This was her first Great-Grandchild, something she had anticipated for a long time. She passed away 5 months later. This picture is so precious to me because it represents the passing down […]

I stopped by Sephora yesterday to pick up some makeup, and the ladies in the store were swooning all over Ali. They gave her a catalog, of which she has been obsessed with ever since. It cracks me up. I guess all the faces in it make it fun to look at, but it also […]

When Ali woke up from her AWESOME-post-sleepover nap yesterday (awesome because it was long and therefore allowed us to recover from all the excitement ourselves), of course the first thing she said was “AJ? AJ!!” We had to tell her that AJ went home, which she was sad about, but she recovered. And, because the […]

Whew!! Ali’s napping, AJ went home, and I’m RESTING!! :)Actually, we had a WONDERFULLY fun time. The girls love each other so much, and had just a great time playing together. They get along so well, and love to share with each other (especially for two only children!!). But wow – having two kids is […]

This blog entry is for a photo contest that I’m entering at 5 Minutes for Mom. This photo represents being a Mom to me because, although Moms have many and more serious responsibilities, one of the big things that I want to accomplish is to creatively plan ways to make childhood fun for my daughter, […]

We had a great time at the zoo with the Pierces today!! It was fun to go with a family that has a three year old that appreciates the zoo even more! And, the zoo finally opened the Spring exhibits!! You can now go to the Kangaroo Kountry and the Butterfly exhibit. At the Kangaroo […]