Archive for the ‘Kids’ Category


What Do You Do With All The Shells?

Every time I took the kids to the beach this year, we always came home with a bag of shells. Morgan wasn’t too picky about which ones she put in the bag – just about every one was ‘take home’ material.
Gavin and I had a ‘thing’ for beach rocks. We even played catch in the [...]

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I Never Roll Out of Bed

Morgan told me last night that she never rolls out of bed. That was right after I said, ‘No’, to her request to leave her cup of water next to her.
I checked on the kids a couple hours after they fell asleep and look who was completely off her bed right where the water cup [...]

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Econo Pool Travels To The Beach

You might remember ‘Econo Pool‘ from an earlier post. Not only does it make a good pool, but it also makes a good beach toy carrier and handy bucket for playing in the sand. We just pretend that it’s totally normal to carry around an empty kitty litter bucket.
Maybe I should start sending it around [...]

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Gavin’s First Lost Tooth

Don’t ask me when Josh or Crystal first lost a tooth because there was no such thing as the internet back then so I couldn’t blog about it. During Scooby Doo this afternoon, Gavin’s loose tooth came out. He says it didn’t hurt and with the big grin on his face, I’d say he’s pretty [...]

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Econo Pool!

In an effort to save money, instead of buying a kiddie pool for when the grandkids come over, I give them a couple of empty kitty litter buckets! We’re not too proud.. and they still have a ton of fun on a hot afternoon.

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