Ellie and I started the day with a metro ride to downtown dc to go see the National Aquarium. The preschool kids had been learning about oc...

Today, I.... Spent three hours, three to a seat on a school bus in heavy DC traffic. Toured Abraham Lincoln's summer cottage and helpe...

One of the best parts about living in the DC area is the opportunity we have to visit amazing historical places. I absolutely love the fact...

This is the first year Emma has had homework on an almost daily basis and the adjustment has been a rough one for her... especially since ...

1 medal for valor and bravery. 2 injuries (including almost getting decapitated by a ceiling fan). 3 bags of trash. 4 hours on a rainy S...

Today Ellie had another play date with her friend Rachel. They had a great time unrolling all the paper towels all over the floor and playi...

Ever since Ellie's good friend, Eve, started kindergarten, it's been a little lonelier around here. Ellie has other good friends, b...

Hehe! I bet you thought I was going to complain about my gray streaked hair again or my tendency to wear sweats 22 hours a day. But nope. ...

It was our first day back to the new ward since it being hacked to bits. It had been almost a whole month since we'd had a regular ch...

After spotting some pretty prolific dust bunnies in amongst Spencer's 4802 trophies (slight exaggeration), we decided it was time for a ...

Birthdays are a big deal when you're seven and one of the best parts is being able to bring treats in to share with your class. After c...

In honor of Adam's seventh birthday today, I thought I'd share a few tidbits about Adam that you may or may not know: He was born ei...

Here's a peek at the latest assembly line we've got going on in our house tonight... So easy a four, an almost seven, and an almost ...

It was my turn to teach preschool again and I must say today was a lot more smooth running than last time. The kids had a great time learni...