10: pm--the time Glen gets home on an average night 9: the average number of kids in and out of our house on a summer day 8: hundred doll...

It's been a LONG time since we've been to an amusement park...1999 to be exact. Last year we really started getting the itch (and t...

Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana 1 lb. italian sausage (mild or spicy according to your preference) 3/4 cup onion, diced 4 medium potatoes,...

We just returned from a trip to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg...our first amusement park trip in the 21st century! Most of the big rides h...

so I just read an article in the September Ensign about how we need to be more like children and laugh more often. To help you out in this h...

Ahhhh it's that time of year. Everyone's either on vacation, just coming home, or in our case just leaving for one final hurrah to ...

We love the National Zoo...it's close to home, it's free, has cute panda bears... ...emus, elephants, eagle statues to climb on... ...

...and a good use for all of my unfinished projects! Cami and Emma have raided my fabric drawers (you know all of that fabric I bought to m...

In case you're looking for some fashion tips, look no further...Ellie to the rescue. Ellie's Fashion Tips with illustrations (in ord...

Here is the first of our three remodeled bathrooms, which was gutted to the frame and rebuilt! My cousin, Aaron has been hard at work and w...

DINING ROOM: BEFORE Anyone who's been in our house the last year has probably realized that sometimes small decisions can be paralyzing...

Look! No more holes in the ceiling and wall. The toilet flushes everytime and the peeling pink and white wall paper is no more! This bathr...

These pictures are classics in the Crain family. Ellie and her cousin Andrew started off on this blanket right next to each other. Andrew ...

"Why won't they let penguins into their store Mom? I like penguins." In reality the sign says "No Puffin' Please...