Throwback Thursday: To Infinity and Beyond #tbt

We were driving home from my parents house late last night in need of some entertainment, so I decided to log into my neglected Vimeo account.  It was like an uncovered treasure of video clips I hadn’t watched for years.  And the boys couldn’t get enough of their toddler selves! I was thinking a lot …

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“Owl”oween Snack Mix and Treat Bags

It’s time to start planning for Fall and all of its festiveness. And how cute are these “Owl”oween Treat Bags and Snack Mix for trick-or-treaters, fall parties, or after school munchies??!!! The mix is four simple ingredients, and fun for the kids to make together. Here’s What You Need for the Snack Mix: A Box …

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Hope When Your Heart is Broken…

My friend, Katy, lost her precious two month old baby unexpectedly and suddenly last week.  It’s been one of those things that takes hits you in the gut and doesn’t leave. It’s one of those things that you desperately wish you could somehow take away, or have words that would heal, but there’s just not. …

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Educational and Fun iPad Apps for Kids {Giveaway}

If only I could have the money back I’ve wasted on “educational” apps for kids.  Honestly, I’d pretty much thrown my hands in the air and given up on finding anything that combined learning and entertainment well. A really engaging age-appropriate game seemed to have little to no educational value. Meanwhile, other apps that promised …

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Learning to Fly: Flight Lessons in Parenthood

Six and a half years into this parenting multiples journey, and we’re still finding our wings.  Most of the time it’s felt like a freefall.  There’s no instruction manual for raising quads, no practice kid to learn from, no long talks with your mom about how she handled four at once, no MOPS group for …

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Because Moms Put the “Labor” in Labor Day

In honor of Labor Day, I’m sharing our “Labor Day” story again for any of you who missed it in February.  I didn’t really go into labor on February 2, 2007, but I’ve been laboring ever since, so that counts, right????!!! Our Quadruplets’ Birth Story Part 1 {The Day We Found Quadruplets/Mono-Amniotic Twins} Part 2 …

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Our Summer Farewell Tour…

  This week, we’ve been saying our final goodbyes to summer.  The weather has been hot and muggy, which has been perfect for some final splashes days before they close for the year. The last two days, we’ve hit the pool in the late of the afternoon after our school work is completed– which means …

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Library Book Haul: Favorite Check-Outs from August

When we make trips to the library, often my book stack looks like this one that I posted last week on Instagram… I look like a crazy woman hauling a giant bag of books that I can barely muster out to my minivan – but someone out there needs a laugh for the day, and …

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