Whooping It Up at Chuck E. Cheese
Before I became a parent, I vowed I’d never do it. I professed that I would never descend into that form of earthly hell commonly known as Chuck E. Cheese. Now fast forward about three yea...
Let It Snow!
Was I dreaming or was is snowing today? It was even sticking to the ground here in Midlothian, at least a wee bit. Sam and I put on our coats over our pajamas and headed out there to check it out ...
Apple Picking at Carter Mountain
I had heard so many rave reviews of Carter Mountain Orchards that I was afraid it wouldn’t live up to my expectations once I got finally there. Thankfully that was definitely not the case, not...
Hilarious Halloween!
Ah, another Halloween has come and gone. And Halloween is my favorite of all holidays — it’s lighthearted, it’s fun, it’s creative, and it involves lots and lots of chocolate...
Toys Arrest
Today we had some time after Sam’s flu shot and before going to a neat gymnastics class at CORE Academy in the West End. Soooo we did some retail therapy by popping into Toys R Us by Regency M...
"I Can Do It Myself"
And you know what, most of the time he can do it himself. Of course this freaks me out a wee bit. To me he will always be the little babe we brought home from the hospital who couldn’t hold hi...
Touching Lots o’ Trucks
We came. We saw. And, boy, did we touch! Touch-a-truck, what a fantastically well organized event by the Junior League! Everywhere you looked there were huge trucks of all shapes and sizes, wi...
My Little Parrot
It is really time to watch what I’m saying. Lately Sam has been asking lots of questions about how babies are made and how he came into the world. Jeesh, he is only 3 for crying out loud! ...