I’ve had this miserable flu this past week and missed posting my continuing series of our winter adventures.   So here’s a little catching up. Next on our agenda is a trip into the bird sanctuary where we’ve fallen in love with these two colorful fellows… Then we’re off to the reptile section where we find [...]

Next we’re off to the widlife section.  But before doing so we have to feed the deer.   Eagerly awaiting some food, they spot us right away.

Being the last weekend of Christmas vacation, we thought we’d take the kids to our favorite funland.   It’s a tropical garden and amusement park done in a maze of connected greenhouses.  It’s like being outdoors but indoors.   And it’s so nice and summery. And we weren’t the only ones… Santa was spotted hanging ten in [...]

The living room is no more as the Rose Petal cottage goes up and the kids move in. This tent-like house was easy enough for me to build in no time at all and worth hours of fun… and a couple of sleep overs.

I thought it would be fun to join in the 365 Days picture a day challenge.  What a great way to chronicle a year in a lifetime. So here’s the first for January 1st, 2009… Tabytha finally conquers her fears and leaps off the diving board at the community pool.