Last Day of Staycation!

(Several new recipes up on Three More Bites!)
So this is waaay overdue, but we’ve, like, been busy and stuff.
The last day of our staycation was Wednesday, and overnight Tuesday, Jack Henry developed a bit of a croupy-sounding cough (that thankfully, didn’t last) to go with his double ear infection (which is backwards, it usually happens [...]

We, Like, Totally Almost Met the J*nas Br*thers Today.

* to prevent search engines from sending traffic my way for this post!
Though real life kinda got in the way of staycation morning #3, we still had a great day!  Jack Henry does have a double ear infection (big bummer) and so this time we’re doing an oral antibiotic combined with his ear drops, which [...]

Staycation, Part 1

Woo-hoo!  Staycation is finally here.  The boys were so excited for yesterday to get here, and so were we.
We started our afternoon at The Infield, where we mini-golfed, rode bumper boats, and drove go-karts.  It was SO much fun to be a part of making a year-long dream come true for Bennett, what with the [...]

Vacationing with Toddlers is Fun!

Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!

Just kidding…this picture is misleading. We’re actually having a fabulous time! Home now for napping (2 out of 3 kids napped…the one who really needed one did not, of course), baths, and unpacking from our hotel stay, and then off for an evening of fun!
More to [...]

Staycation Planning, Part 2

Part 1 of the staycation planning is posted here.
Here’s a list of some of the places we’ll likely visit in case you’re a St. Louisan who’s sticking around here for the summer, or if you’re visiting here from out of town, this will give you some ideas. None of these are very original, but [...]

Vacation? Nope. STAYcation.

This year’s vacation plan is different than most.
With the economy the way it is, and the fact that we’d really love to be moving next year, we decided that it would be wise to stick around St. Louis this summer to save a little money.  But, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t taking a vacation!  [...]

Wisconsin Dells Vacation Recap

OK…onto the second leg of our big trip. But before you do that, you might want to see some Jack Henry cuteness on this post, where I’ve added a video link of his peek-a-boo game.
We left Sunday around noon or so and headed north for the Dells. Everyone was really excited, because we [...]

Vacation Food + Jack Henry = Happy Baby

So, Jack Henry has definitely graduated to table food. Vacation solidified that transition! He’ll still eat purees if there’s no finger food in sight, which is good because I have lots of jars left.
We started the trip with a stop at the Litchfield (hi, Coffee Beans… ) McDonald’s, where Jack Henry [...]

Vacation With Young Kids Has Its Perks

While there are many things about vacationing with 3 kids 5 years and under that are less-than-desirable (i.e., Jack Henry’s stuff took up half the van, only Luke can kinda tell time), I have thought of some things that are better with little kids than big ones…
1. They don’t know about souvenirs yet. Thus, [...]

Vacation Recap, Part One

I hope this isn’t terribly boring for those of you reading my blog, but I’m using this as a scrapbook of sorts, and I want to document our vacation for that purpose as well as let all of you know where we’ve been for the past week!
We started out early Friday morning, van packed to [...]