That's right, I went on vacation BY MYSELF!  It was amazing, something I wondered if I would ever do again now that I'm married and...

Yesterday was beautiful so Otis and I headed to the zoo.  Usually our zoo trips are with friends, lots of kids running pell mell through the...

We headed to the cottage this past weekend.  It was gorgeous out and so autumnal!  The kids and I went to the park and played in the leaves...

I keep that as my half-joking mantra these days!  Sometimes it helps, lol.  Things have been going okay here but still kind of crazy.  In...

Ingrid made it through Monday.  She asked over and over again "Are you SURE I can make it through today?"  She did, sort of.  Got ...

Ingrid made it through the week!  Today she ran into school holding hands with her friend Tessa and she came out of the building with a smil...

It's been a week of school so far and Ingrid is not liking it.  She started with five half days at 3 years old, which she loved.  She wo...

Oh my god, it's finally time!  School started today and I could not be happier.  I am so not one of the moms that cries to send their k...

Ahhhh, the end of summer!  It is SEPTEMBER already!  So crazy.  Here's a quick update on what we filled our last weeks of summer with. ...

Just realized I never posted any pictures of our day at State Fair since it was the day before we left on our vacation to my mom's hous...