Until yesterday, this was Caramia's idea of 'dress up'.  (She has 3 brothers and her Daddy was a Marine.  So it's not her fault.) And then we arrived at our dear friends' home in Virginia.  They have 2 beautiful daughters, who took it upon themselves to introduce Caramia to all things feminine. Like purple batons...... Continue Reading →

After a tear-filled good-bye to our neighbors, I got in the van and this was my conversation with Sammy. Sammy: Mom, are you crying? Me: Yes. Sammy: Why? Me: Because I'm sad. Sammy: Why? Me: Because I'm going to miss our neighbors. Sammy: Oh. [Long pause] then you might want to take some deep breaths.... Continue Reading →

There's a lot of masculinity in our house. They are constantly morphing into ninjas, knights, Marines, "Daddy's", and men with facial hair. Just today Silas declared, in response to Daddy asking him if he'd like to be President one day: "No, I just wanna be a ninja when I grow up, that's all." With all... Continue Reading →

With an unusual amount of snow here in Philly, we've contracted a bit of cabin fever.  Here's a few of our symptoms/remedies (depends on how you look at it!) 1. Built a SummerMan in honor of warmer times, complete with a written plea of "WE WANT SUMMER!"  *Note: this will be the one and only... Continue Reading →

My blog may have been quiet this month, but my family hasn't!  Case in point: I'm writing this during nap time for the 3 youngest.  Naps my foot!  Though the kids all share a room, sometimes I divide them up into different rooms in order to conquer naps.  So right now, Little Lady has climbed... Continue Reading →

#1 Tonight one of our awesome neighbors brought over this huge bin of produce from his equally awesome garden.  The kids were so overwhelmed with excitement that they felt compelled to return a gift.  And so they raced off to their favorite part of the house- the fruit baskets in the kitchen- and returned with... Continue Reading →