And So, The Littest Boy Joined the Mites

Last Saturday was Ty’s very first hockey game.  Scott and I were SO worried about how he would do.  This is a child who has taken Hockey 101 classes for two years and still hasn’t mastered skating back and forth around the cones (the most basic hockey drill).  Nonetheless, we dressed him in Cam’s yellow [...]

The Noticer, by Andy Andrews

Seems like I’ve read this before. I picked this book from the Thomas Nelson blogger reviews. THE NOTICER, is about a man named “Jones” who appears in the lives of people just when they need him the most. His role is to offer a ‘different perspective’ of their current situation, so that they may change [...]

Cam With A Breakaway….He Shoots…HE SCORES!

That’s goal number two for the summer season so far!  It was truly a beautiful goal too.  He literally had a breakaway, skated toward the goalie, took the shot, and scored.  Coach even gave him a fist-pump during intermission.  Here’s what’s weird though…I had planned for weeks to NOT be at this game.  I was [...]

Field of Blood, by Eric Wilson

I was skeptical, I admit it. A Christian vampire novel?! Get outta here! Surely it would be silly, boring, and preachy, right? Wrong! Here’s the gist of the story: Gina, our heroine, is a Romanian girl being sought by the undead.   The book asks the question, “What if Judas’ death didn’t end his betrayal?  What [...]

Sights From the Fourth of July

We chose to stay home for the Fourth of July this year.  The weather was too unpredictable to take the boat out (and July 4th is the busiest day on the water!), and we didn’t feel like fighting the crowds…so we stayed home. We were treated to fireworks all around us though.  I guess our [...]

The Naples Zoo

I ended up purchasing an annual membership to the Naples Zoo the other day.  I decided to take the boys there for a ‘preliminary run’ before the school year started.  Jess went with us as well (one of the rare days she isn’t working!).  Scott, unfortunately, couldn’t make the trip with us today.  I had [...]

A 5-Year Old, A 6-Year Old, and Mom’s Camera

I’m always mildly amused when I’m uploading the photos from my digital camera and run across photos that I know the boys took.  As a rule, they are not allowed to play with my camera.  Though sometimes, when I’ve been careless, they do manage to snap a few photos when I’m not looking.  Of course, [...]

Learning About The Fourth of July

I thought it would be fun for the boys to learn about the history of the Fourth of July, so we decided to create a lapbook as a fun way to learn. Our local library was all out of any age-appropriate Fourth of July books, so I ended up buying two from BAM.  I purchased, [...]

The Imaginarium

Aunt Jo Jo and I took the boys the the Imaginarium last week.  None of us had been there before, and since the price is pretty reasonable, we decided to load everyone up and take a look at what they had. One of the things Cam had been hounding me about for months, was being [...]